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bake-off en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₃g- Proto-Germanic *bakaną Proto-West Germanic *bakan Old English bacan Middle English baken English bake English -off English bake-off From bake + -off.

Meanings

  1. A cooking contest, especially one where competition is head-to-head, not limited to preparing food involving baking.
    • The winner of the Pillsbury bake-off is obviously a very good cook and is respected for it.
  2. (Multicultural-London-English, slang) An occasion of the preparation of crack cocaine.
    • Got weapons and rocks in the whip, I need to make prof Youngest chef in the game, throw your bands on the stove and we can have a bake-off 2019 February 18, “Fire In The Booth” (1:23 from the start)performed by Tunde (UK):

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bake-off en · ADJ · etymology 2

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of bread) Prepared in advance, to be finished off by baking.
    • In its most speeded-up form, bake-off bread might need only a few minutes in the oven to give it a crust and some colour. 2004, Wadebridge Ecological Centre, The Ecologist: Volume 34:

Relateds

cook-off · shake and bake

Translations (2)

sv bake-off (Prepared in advance to be finished off by baking) · pl upieczony uprzednio (Prepared in advance to be finished off by baking)