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  • noun informal, UK roast potatoes

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Examples

  • We had our loaf with an onion gravy (variant recipe below) and "roasties" (an assortment of roasted potatoes and root vegetables), baby yorkshire puddings (more onion gravy), and a salad.

    Larder Lindy 2009

  • We had our loaf with an onion gravy (variant recipe below) and "roasties" (an assortment of roasted potatoes and root vegetables), baby yorkshire puddings (more onion gravy), and a salad.

    For Starts Lindy 2009

  • We had our loaf with an onion gravy (variant recipe below) and "roasties" (an assortment of roasted potatoes and root vegetables), baby yorkshire puddings (more onion gravy), and a salad.

    Toast: Lindy 2008

  • We had our loaf with an onion gravy (variant recipe below) and "roasties" (an assortment of roasted potatoes and root vegetables), baby yorkshire puddings (more onion gravy), and a salad.

    Loafing Lindy 2008

  • We had our loaf with an onion gravy (variant recipe below) and "roasties" (an assortment of roasted potatoes and root vegetables), baby yorkshire puddings (more onion gravy), and a salad.

    Suppers Lindy 2008

  • Today was no exception… pot roast brisket with roasties and yorkshire puddings.

    Sundays… « MeltedMoment's Weblog 2009

  • An wee nom on CheezBurgers an roasties an temberloyns an Chili an awl manner ov fings 2 nom frum teh deers, nomnomnomnom.

    Okay. When they start - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • With my ironing duck through his rollpins of gansyfett, do dodo doughdy dough, till he was braising red in the toastface with lovensoft eyebulbs and his kiddledrum steeming and rattling like the roasties in my mockamill.

    Finnegans Wake 2006

  • The thickly-sliced beef was tender and the roasties and gravy were just like my mum would make.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • I always do a great big dish of dauphinoise potatoes instead of roasties because if the bird isn't the moistest and turkey often isn't then it keeps the meal creamy and delicious.

    The Guardian World News 2010

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