gravy ring
noun Northern Irish informal
A ring-shaped doughnut: a break for coffee and gravy rings...
- He said he saw a sign today stating that all gravy rings were 10p.
- He sings about buying pasty suppers and finishes the song with references to other Belfast delicacies such as gravy rings.
- It was a brilliant experience for me to work as the gravy ring boy in the bakery for summers.
Origin
1960s: from a sense of gravy meaning 'fat, grease' + ring1.