Tartlet

//ˈtɑːt.lət// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small tart (pastry).

    "Place the cream in a piping bag with a fairly large star pipe attached, fill each tartlet with a twirl of cream and top with a strawberry."

  2. 2
    a small tart usually used as a canape wordnet
  3. 3
    A promiscuous young woman. derogatory, slang

    "The only excitement I had was watching a tartlet in a teeny-weeny bikini that barely contained her truly mammoth assets light a cigarette and suck on it with puckered, painted, Lolita lips."

Example

More examples

"This is a tasty blueberry tartlet."

Etymology

From Middle English tartelet, from Old French tartelette; equivalent to tart + -let.

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