reasty
Food that's gone off — rancid, manky, in the bin.
Definitions
Specifically the rancid, off taste of fat that's turned — bacon left out too long, dripping past its best, butter that's gone sour. Has since stretched to cover any food that smells or tastes properly off.
reasty In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Old English dialect word, related to 'reast' meaning to grow rancid (used of bacon and cured meats since the 1500s).
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