different between patsy vs pasty

English

Etymology

The term dates back at least to the 1870s in the United States, close to the peak of Irish migration.The OED's recent revisions link Patsy with Pat and Paddy, the stereotype of the bogtrotter just off the boat.The American Heritage Dictionary and Online Etymology Dictionary quotes the OED it may derive from the Italian pazzo (“madman”), and south Italian dialect paccio (“fool”).Another possibility is the term derives from Patsy Bolivar, a character in an 1880s minstrel skit who was blamed whenever anything went wrong, in Broadway musical comedies, for example in The Errand Boy [1904] and Patsy in Politics [1907].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pætsi/
• Rhymes: -ætsi

Noun

patsy (plural patsies)

1. (informal, derogatory) A person who is taken advantage of, especially by being cheated or blamed for something.

Synonyms

• (by being cheated): sucker; see also Thesaurus:dupe
• (by being blamed): scapegoat; see also Thesaurus:scapegoat

Translations

Anagrams

• Tyaps, pasty

English

Etymology 1

From paste +? -y.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) enPR: p?st'i, IPA^(key): /?pe?sti/
• Homophone: pastie
• Rhymes: -e?sti

Adjective

pasty (comparative pastier, superlative pastiest)

1. Like paste, sticky.

   These mashed potatoes aren’t cooked well; they are very pasty.

2. pale, lacking colour, having a pallor

   He is pasty-faced.

   (figuratively) He was feeling pasty.

   Are you feeling OK? You look a bit pasty.

3. (slang, offensive, derogatory, ethnic slur) white-skinned
   • 2008, John Lacombe, Winter Games (page 184)

     He smoothed his tailored suit and red tie. "Boy, does it look like I ain't rich now? My pockets are already full of paper! Why the fuck would I want to risk doing business with some pasty cracker? For all I know, you a cop!"

   • 2010, James W. Lewis, Sellout (page 107)

     “So, snow bunny, what should black women do? How do we...oh, how do I say this... cure our brothas of this widespread, pasty disease?” I didn't reply. Again, I tried to step away. Again, she grabbed my arm.

Synonyms

• (sickly pale): See also Thesaurus:pallid

Translations

Noun

pasty (plural pasties)

1. (chiefly in the plural) A small item of clothing that conceals little more than the nipple of a woman's breast, primarily worn by female exotic dancers.

Translations

Related terms

• paste

Etymology 2

From Middle English paste, from Anglo-Norman paste and Old French pasté. Doublet of patty.

Alternative forms

• pastie

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: p?st'i, IPA^(key): /?pæsti/
• Rhymes: -æsti
• (General Australian) enPR: päst'i, IPA^(key): /?p??sti/
• Rhymes: -??sti

Noun

pasty (plural pasties)

1. A type of seasoned meat and vegetable hand pie, usually of a semicircular shape.

Usage notes

The spelling pasty is preferred in the United Kingdom, but in Australia pastie is more common.

Derived terms

• Cornish pasty
• nasty pasty
• party pasty
• Pastygate
• pasty tax

Translations

See also

• meat pie
• sausage roll
• BBC: Who, What, Why: What exactly is a Cornish pasty?

Anagrams

• Patsy, Tyaps, patsy

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pa.st?/

Noun

pasty f

1. inflection of pasta:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural