roastie

English

Etymology

roast +‎ -ie. The Internet slang sense is a likening of a women's vulva to the filling of a roast beef sandwich.

Noun

roastie (plural roasties)

  1. (slang) A roast potato.
    • 2008, Becky Thorn, School Dinners
      My dad made crispy, rough-edged roasties lovingly cooked in beef dripping but I perversely much preferred the drier, soak-up-the-gravy ones we had at school.
    • 2013, Niven Govinden, Graffiti My Soul (page 64)
      […] I keep quiet when Billie piles the roasties on my plate, scoffing everything put in front of me.
    • 2015, Patricia Scanlan, Mirror, Mirror
      Miriam gave a squawk of dismay as she lifted the lid off the potatoes.
      'How are the roasties doing?'
  2. (derogatory, Internet slang, vulgar) A woman, especially a promiscuous one.

Usage notes
  • Often used as an insult for women by supporters of the incel movement.

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