avocado toast

[ av-uh-kah-doh tohst, ah-vuh‐ ]

noun

1. a dish of toast topped with seasoned mashed or sliced avocado, often served with various garnishes:

   They bring a selection of toppings for the avocado toast—I always go for the chopped olives and roasted peppers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of avocado toast¹

First recorded in 2010–15

Example Sentences

Yesterday there were quail egg Croque Madames, spicy pesto avocado toasts, and cream of celery root soup with beet puree and fresh grapes.

From Search Engine Land

Through the surreal-looking glass of fame, The Other Two manages to be one of TV’s more carefully observed series about millennial anxieties and pressures at a time when we’ve long moved past the avocado toast discourse.

From The Daily Beast

For the first time, Millennials are cutting back on spending money on multiple streaming subscriptions, $10 drinks, and avocado toast.

From Washington Blade

Layer avocado toast with a feathery pile of frisée to take it to new heights, in every sense of the word.

From Washington Post