Pronunciations (10)
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/ˈtəʊ̯s.təː/
Pronunciation notes
- Received-Pronunciation
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[ˈtʰəʊ̯s.tʰəː]
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- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈtoʊ̯s.tɚ/
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[ˈtʰoʊ̯s.tʰɚ]
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[ˈtʰoʊ̯s.tʰɹ̩]
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/ˈtɔʊ̯s.tɚ/
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[ˈtʰɔʊ̯s.tʰɚ]
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[ˈtɔʊ̯s.tʰɹ̩]
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ˈtəʊstə
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- GB
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ˈtoʊstɚ
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- US
Noun
An electrical device for toasting food, typically sliced bread.
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“Imagine this,” says an advertising consultant named Barry Lowenthal. “I’m a smart toaster, and I’m collecting data on how many times the toaster is used.” […] There are, of course, smart speakers (which roughly a quarter of American homes have) and smart thermostats, as well as smart thermometers, smart mattress covers, smart coffee makers, smart doorbells, and even, yes, smart toasters.
A toasting fork.
A fish ready for toasting.
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[T]he tumult of the thousand different cries of the eager dealers, all shouting at the top of their voices, at one and the same time, is almost bewildering. […] "Come and look at 'em! here's toasters!" bellows one with a Yarmouth bloater stuck on a toasting-fork.
One who toasts (cooks lightly by browning).
One who toasts (engages in salute while drinking alcohol).
A firearm, especially a pistol.
Usage- US usage
- Slang
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The renegade, you been afraid I penetrate pop culture / Bring 'em a lot closer to the block where they pop toasters
A rapier or similar weapon.
Usage- Archaic
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This attitude, and the sight of the blade which glistened by moonlight in his face, checked in some sort, the ardour of his assailant, who desired he would lay aside his toaster, and take a bout with him at equal arms.
Any of several small, box-like automobiles exemplified by the Scion xB and Honda Element.
Usage- Derogatory
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An electronic organ, especially a crude one that uses analog technology.
Usage- Derogatory
- Informal
A low-end or outdated personal computer.
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For most older computers (pre-486 and even some 486s), it's simply easier to throw them away and start over (and cheaper, too). I know; this probably goes against the grain; after all, you hung onto that old toaster for three years, and now it makes a darn good doorstop.
On the technical side, we had only the old “toaster” Macintosh computers as our environment (only black and white and 512 by 480 screen resolution) and a variety of IBM PCs or equivalents.
A robot.
Usage- Derogatory
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"[…] The way this crazy would has been acting lately, I wouldn[']t be surprised to see us all wiped out by next year. Damned toasters." "Now there you go again, trying to blame everything on your conspiracy theories. Especially these 'toasters.' How long before you get it through your head that these 'toasters' aren[']t the cause for the world's problems?" "The day you realize the toasters aren[']t right, man.[…]" […] "Excuse me for prying," says the man who has been staring at his coffee, "but what are these toasters you speak of?" "Oh, Johnson is just talking about those robots who come to town every so often and have public relations meetings..."
You've got an arena *full* of Jedi, and you *know* that most of them are going to die, so you're expecting this to be one hell of a show. And what happens? They trip, they tumble, they slip, they fall.. led by the uninspiring Mace Windu, they all proceed to get mowed-down by an army of toasters. These toasters are so lame that even George Lucas himself realised that they were lame, and inserted C3PO as attempted comic relief. […] So we have half-an-hour of incompetent Jedi getting killed by lame CG toasters.. talk about depressing.
The only fun in the whole game was if there was a nuclear meltdown and robots took over. It is harder to kill them than it is to elect a Democrat President - nothing kills those little Terminator muthatruckers. Volcanoes are about your only bet - still, you spew half the magma core, and if you leave even 1 of those toasters alive, they just go about their happy way, building new ones, killing every other form of life on your planet.
I give Sherry's BD setup a 10! :) -- "Time to junk some toasters."
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Right and those toasters have just wiped out their entire civilization along with most (if not all) of their loved ones and the vast majority of the toasters (humanoid or not) are still trying to hunt the humans to extinction. For the fleet to suddenly get all touchy-feely and start worrying about hurting the Cylons' feelings by calling them toasters at this point would be ridiculous. Which is more un-PC-- calling someone a toaster or genocide?
Adama was able to get Boomer's^([sic]) to cooperate without torturing her in part because she was thinking about her half-human half-toaster baby. So perhaps the lesson is that pregnancy = torture?
Torturing a robot isn't torture in the sense we accept. It's just giving the toaster new data to assimilate.
A protogen.
Usage- endearing
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A self-contained software package distributable over the Internet or by burning onto CDs.
Usage- Slang
- Uncommon
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The Freedom Toaster was developed with backing from Mark Shuttleworth as a vending-machine-style dispenser of free digital products, including Ubuntu Linux.
A disc jockey who accompanies reggae music with improvised rhythmic speech.
Diesel locomotives built by GE Transportation known for a propensity to catch fire, especially those showing previous fire damage.
Usage- US usage
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- Informal
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No. 4020 shows off the aftereffects of the GE “toaster” phenomenon as it runs on the Joint Line north of the Air Force Academy (7/02/2023).
Railfans often call GE Dash-9s as "toasters" which certainly applies to this locomotive.
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IIRC, it's usually a toaster (GE).
An EMD AEM-7 electric locomotive
Usage- US usage
- Informal
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The origin of the design led railroaders to dub the units “meatballs,” and its boxy appearance inspired railfans to call them “toasters.”
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Sometimes affectionately referred to as “toasters” and “Swedish meatballs” due to their compact, boxy design and Swedish origins, the AEM-7s first entered service in May 1980 and since then have traveled more than 220 million miles.
Noun
someone who who drinks to the health of someone or the success of some venture
- Synonyms
a kitchen appliance (usually electric) for toasting bread
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