party-sized

party-sized

English

Adjective

party-sized (not comparable)

1. Of food items: relatively small, so as to serve as a snack at social gatherings.
   • 2008, Morton Satin, Food Alert!: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Food Safety (page 276)

     Staff members were served a party-sized submarine sandwich catered by a national franchise restaurant. Eighty percent of the 29 staff members reported becoming ill with fever, abdominal cramps or nausea a day or two later.

   • 2007, Cincinnati Magazine (volume 40, number 2, page 154)

     The cheese counter and cracker selections are terrific, and the variety of party-sized frozen desserts and fancy frozen appetizers […] is unsurpassed.

   • 2016, David Gillespie, The Eat Real Food Cookbook

     Our original recipe, which appeared in Toxic Oil, made about 32 party-sized rolls. But for one party Lizzie made them bite-sized – about 2 cm long – and the mix made more than 100.

Coordinate terms

• bite-sized
• fun size

Related terms

• party pastie, party pasty
• party pie
• party sausage roll