Definition of milk toast
: hot usually buttered toast served in hot milk and sweetened with sugar or seasoned with salt and pepper
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milk-toast
Definition of milk-toast
: lacking in boldness or vigor : mild, inoffensive
- milk-toast policy of dealing with criminals
Origin and Etymology of milk-toast
milk toast
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