Roasties

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Crispy potatoes that have been baked or fried in fat until golden on the outside and fluffy within, often served with a Sunday roast
2. A informal British term for potato pieces cooked in oil or animal fat in the oven until crisp, typically eaten alongside roast meat
3. Golden, crunchy pieces of potato roasted in hot fat, a popular side dish in British cooking that accompanies gravy and roast dinners

Etymology: "Roasties" is the plural of "roastie," a piece of internet slang built from the ordinary verb "roast" with the diminutive-style suffix "-ie," the same ending found in words like "movie" and "hippie." The slang sense is a crude, derogatory joke: it compares a woman's genitals, in the context of promiscuity, to the filling of a roast beef sandwich. The plural form simply applies the same joke to more than one person, so the word is almost always used in the context of online discussion of women's sexuality. Because the term is vulgar and demeaning, it appears mainly in informal and offensive contexts rather than in general usage.

Synonyms: roast potatoes