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donut
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As a noun, donut means a deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard, or cream.
Meanings of donut
7 meaningsnoun
mainly north americaA deep-fried piece of dough or batter, commonly made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape, and mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, sometimes filled with jelly, custard, or cream.
mainly north americaAnything in the shape of a circle or torus.
north americaautomobileA peel-out or skid-mark in the shape of a donut; a 360-degree skid.
north americaA spare tire, smaller and less durable than a full-sized tire, only intended for temporary use.
A toroidal cushion typically used by hemorrhoid patients.
north americaslangAn idiot.
“Nice going, you donut!”
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).