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tea and toaster

noun

Etymology

From tea and toast + -er.

Definitions

  1. A person, usually elderly and frail, with a diet lacking in nutrition.

    • Again, if Father San Browne, tea and toaster to that quaintesttest of yarnspinners is Padre Don Bruno, […]
    • The patients with inadequate diet admitted to ingesting a diet usually devoid of folate-rich food such as liver, kidney, and vegetables other than potatoes. Several probably were "tea and toasters."
    • Older people with poor dietary habits ("tea and toasters") may develop iron deficiency.

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