pastie

From paste +‎ -ie. First use appears c. 1954, in the publications of E. J. Abbot.

• pasty

• enPR: pāst'i, IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪsti/

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• Homophone: pasty
• Rhymes: -eɪsti

pastie (plural pasties)

1. An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples.

   Synonym: nipple pastie

   • 2025 April 28, Kathryn Bromwich, “The one change that worked: I took my bra off during lockdown – and never put it on again”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     My health has much improved; I could probably go back to wearing bras if I wanted to. But I’ve grown fond of my strange-looking pasties.

• paste

13th century. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• pasty

• (UK) păst'i, /ˈpæsti/

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• Rhymes: -æsti
• (General Australian) päst'i, /ˈpɑːsti/
• Rhymes: -ɑːsti

pastie (plural pasties)

1. A type of seasoned meat pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape.
2. (Northern Ireland) A circular, battered and deep-fried meat pie usually consisting of minced pork, onion, potato and seasoning and served in a bap or with chips. A peculiarity of Northern Irish "chippy" cuisine, rarely (if ever) seen outside the area.

The spelling pasty is considered correct in the United Kingdom but in Australia the spelling pastie is more common.

• party pastie

• pie
• sausage roll

• Patsie, Pitsea, patesi, petasi, petsai, pietàs