pasties

pasties
pasties (n.) "adhesive patches worn over the nipples by exotic dancers," 1957, plural diminutive from PASTE (Cf. paste) (v.).

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  • pasties — pasties1 [pas′tēz΄] n. pl. of PASTY2 pasties2 [pās′tēz΄] pl.n. a pair of small adhesive coverings for the nipples, worn by stripteasers, exotic dancers, etc. * * * past·ies (pāʹstēz ) pl.n. A pair of adhesive patches used to conceal a woman s… …   Universalium

  • pasties — pasties1 [pas′tēz΄] n. pl. of PASTY2 pasties2 [pās′tēz΄] pl.n. a pair of small adhesive coverings for the nipples, worn by stripteasers, exotic dancers, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Pasties — A woman wearing pasties at the beach …   Wikipedia

  • Pasties — Frau mit Pasties auf den Brustwarzen Burlesque Tä …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Pasties — Pasty Pas ty, n.; pl. {Pasties}. [OF. past[ e], F. p[^a]t[ e]. See {Paste}, and cf. {Patty}.] A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a dish; a meat pie. If ye pinch me… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pasties — When your mouth and throat are really dry and the white stuff forms at the sides of your mouth, usually happens in the morning or after breathing hard. I woke up today and had massive pasties! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • pasties — When your mouth and throat are really dry and the white stuff forms at the sides of your mouth, usually happens in the morning or after breathing hard. I woke up today and had massive pasties! …   Dictionary of american slang

  • pasties — noun plural Etymology: 2paste Date: circa 1954 small round coverings for a woman s nipples worn especially by a stripteaser …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • pasties — past·y || peɪstɪ n. casserole, pie (British) adj. doughy; sticky, adhesive …   English contemporary dictionary

  • pasties — patsies …   Anagrams dictionary

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