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A pasty (/ ˈ p æ s t i / [1]) or Cornish pasty is a British baked pastry, a variety of which is particularly associated with Cornwall, but has spread all over the British Isles, and elsewhere through the Cornish diaspora. [2] [3] It consists of a filling, typically meat and vegetables, baked in a folded and crimped shortcrust pastry circle.
Van's character became a broad vaudeville "type", imitated by many comedians, including Fred Allen, who later wrote, "Patsy Bolivar was a slang name applied to a bumpkin character; later, it was shortened to Patsy, and referred to any person who was the butt of a joke." [6]
"Oggy" is a slang term for a Cornish pasty derived from its Cornish language name, "hogen", [3] and was used by local Cornish sailors throughout Cornwall as well as at the Devonport Dockyard in reference to pasty sellers who stand outside the gates. [4]
While slang is usually inappropriate for formal settings, this assortment includes well-known expressions from that time, with some still in use today, e.g., blind date, cutie-pie, freebie, and take the ball and run. [2] These items were gathered from published sources documenting 1920s slang, including books, PDFs, and websites.
This is a select list of Cornish dialect words in English—while some of these terms are obsolete others remain in use. [1] [2] Many Cornish dialect words have their origins in the Cornish language and others belong to the West Saxon group of dialects which includes West Country English: consequently words listed may not be exclusive to Cornwall.
Pasties (singular pasty or pastie) [1] are patches that cover a person's nipples and areolae, typically self-adhesive or affixed with adhesive. They are usually worn ...
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Again, an online Cornish-English dictionary gives the meaning of "hogan" as "hawthorn" and gives "pasti" for "pasty"; this is similar to the Welsh "pastai", meaning "pie or pasty". I just mean that if a statement cannot be properly and reliably referenced and sourced, then it probably is as Bretonbanquet says, an urban myth.