small meat pie or turnover
Used in a Sentence
pasty
How to use pasty in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for pasty.
Editorial note
They had to show Ed's pasty mug so they could stake him.
Examples12
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
small meat pie or turnover
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of pasty gathered in one view.
(usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
resembling paste in color; pallid; "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for pasty.
noun
small meat pie or turnover
noun
(usually used in the plural) one of a pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of exotic dancers and striptease performers
adjective
resembling paste in color; pallid; "he looked pasty and red-eyed"; "a complexion that had been pastelike was now chalky white"
See also: pastelike
adjective
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
See also: gluey, glutinous, gummy, mucilaginous, sticky, viscid, viscous
Example sentences
They had to show Ed's pasty mug so they could stake him.
> CNN has a lot of nerve to use a racial slur such as 'pasty-faced'.
>CNN has a lot of nerve to use a racial slur such as 'pasty-faced'.
They see a CS grad as a white, male, 135 lbs., pasty, skinny genius.
Releveant to the issue at hand: in the state of nature, pasty nerds like Zuck and Brin and Page don't rule the world.
But that race is implied does not mean pasty-faced is any more a racial slur than the negative use of "pale.
Mostly pale pasty males that feel obligated to sex with women more attractive than them.
I "can't" socialize because I'm not pasty white, well there's a load off my back I don't have to be responsible for anymore.
"The term 'software engineer' conjures images of pasty-faced young men with poor posture and limited social skills."...
Genuinely interested: do you have a trick for making sorting a collection less copy-and-pasty?
Everyone knows that Bash keeps a history of commands and that our pasty friend simply needs to press the up arrow followed by return after the first roll of the digital die.
Some evidence: all the hate towards "brogrammer" stuff, which it is painfully obvious to everyone inside the industry is an inside joke lampooning male programmers by contrasting those pasty nerds with the tanned jock stereotype that beat them up in high school.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use pasty in a sentence?
They had to show Ed's pasty mug so they could stake him.
What does pasty mean?
small meat pie or turnover
What part of speech is pasty?
pasty is commonly used as noun, adjective.