a wordDay-old
also: yesterday's · seconds
Not a complaint. A price.
Yesterday's donuts, sold cheap.
Root. plain description: a donut a day old
A trade usage rather than a dialect word; the rack is named after the age of what is on it. Tradition · this-project
A trade usage rather than a dialect word; the rack is named after the age of what is on it. Tradition · this-project
The story Tradition
Tradition holds — a donut is a one-morning product, so the rack exists in nearly every independent shop and is priced to clear. Raised rings stale fastest.
The particulars
| part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| region | The United States |
| confidence | medium · updated 2026-09-16 |
Who it runs with
the kitchenDay-oldWhere they sit.and of this page it says: The word.donutsGlazed raisedWhich ones go first.
Who talks about it
donuts · on this pageBavarian creamWhat a filled donut is not sold as.the kitchen · on this pageThe fillerWhat filled donuts are not sold as.
Where we got it
- Pink Box — this project's own reasoning
Where it came from: Cited a source we name · Harvested pulled from an open dataset · Tradition what the tradition says, hedged · Inference this project's reasoning · Field somebody stood there. This record as JSON.