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1. www.urbandictionary.com › defineToast - Urban Dictionary

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   Sep 18, 2003 · Destroyed, terminated, ceased functioning, ended abruptedly by external forces

2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › toastToast Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of TOAST is sliced bread browned on both sides by heat. How to use toast in a sentence. ... slang: someone or ... Post the Definition of toast to Facebook ...

3. onlineslangdictionary.com › meaning-definition-of › toastDefinition of toast - The Online Slang Dictionary

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   Nov 26, 1999 · toast. adjective. permanently broken. I think the motherboard in my computer is toast. Last edited on Nov 11 2011. Submitted by WalterGR (via TheJargonFile) on Aug 14 2009. noun. more than likely to be hurt very badly.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2023/12/30 › insiderA Toast to a Year and a Word - The New York Times

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   Dec 30, 2023 · The slang expression “You’re toast,” meaning you’re finished or doomed, comes from the 1984 film “Ghostbusters,” said Grant Barrett, the head lexicographer of Dictionary.com. (Bill ...

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5. www.wordreference.com › definition › toasttoast - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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   toast - WordReference English dictionary, questions, discussion and forums. All Free. ... be toast, [Slang.] to be or become someone who is doomed or ruined;

6. english.stackexchange.com › questions › 84209nouns - What does "toast" mean here? - English Language ...

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   The grammarphobia blog says: All this is explained in a note in the Oxford English Dictionary, which says the use of “toast” to mean “a person or thing that is defunct, dead, finished, in serious trouble, etc.,” originated with the movie. The Ghostbusters quote is uttered in reference to the Stay-Puft marshmallow man -- "toasted ...

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   What does toast mean in slang?

   • thefreedictionary.com/toast : n. 2. Slang One that is doomed, in trouble, or unworthy of further consideration. A good dictionary starting point is OneLook. It is good site etiquette to do research before posting and include the results in the question. Something “is toast” means it is destroyed (or nearly so).

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   Where did the slang word 'you're toast' come from?

   • The slang expression “You’re toast,” meaning you’re finished or doomed, comes from the 1984 film “Ghostbusters,” said Grant Barrett, the head lexicographer of Dictionary.com. (Bill Murray ad-libbed the line “This chick is toast.”) “You’re toast” appeared in The Times a decade later.

   A History of the Word “Toast” and the Tradition of Toasting - The New

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   What does toasted mean?

   • toast1 (tōst), n. sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat. get into trouble: If you come here again, you're toast! to brown, as bread or cheese, by exposure to heat. to heat or warm thoroughly at a fire: She toasted her feet at the fireplace. to become toasted. toast2 (tōst), n.

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   What does toasted mean in Ghostbusters?

   • All this is explained in a note in the Oxford English Dictionary, which says the use of “toast” to mean “a person or thing that is defunct, dead, finished, in serious trouble, etc.,” originated with the movie. The Ghostbusters quote is uttered in reference to the Stay-Puft marshmallow man -- "toasted marshmallow" being the intended meaning.

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   Why do people toast?

   • Toasting is a tradition that dates back to ancient Greece. The act of raising a glass to wish someone good fortune “came around even before the word,” Paul Dickson, the author of a book on toasts, told Times Insider. For example, Ulysses drank to Achilles’ health in Homer’s “Odyssey,” though the word itself was not used in the poem.

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   Who toasted a party?

   • The person being toasted, Mr. Jurafsky wrote, was usually a woman who “flavored the party just as the spiced toast and herbs flavored the wine”; she became known as the “toast” of the occasion.

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8. www.yourdictionary.com › articles › slang-wordsSlang Words | List of Slang Word Examples & Meanings ...

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   May 23, 2022 · Do you hear about slang words, but can't really figure them out enough to recognize them? No worries: Browse this list of slang examples and get better acquainted. Dictionary