A plate of food (usually wrapped in aluminum foil) you bring home to gramma or granpa from a family function or celebration they were too old to attend. Usually, the intended recipient really hates this and only accepts it with a grimace and mumbled words.
Ah poor gramma and pop-pop they couldn't come to Thanksgiving dinner because they were too old to leave the house. Let's bring them a 'pity plate' home to them.
by nottachooch November 23, 2017

by RogerNihlock February 9, 2018

A generously loaded plate of food, typically prepared at a family gathering or event, where portions are piled so abundantly that layers of different foods overlap. It often includes multiple servings, ensuring the diner remains seated without needing to return for seconds or thirds.
After the buffet opened, Uncle Joe returned with a Nova plate so stacked with turkey, stuffing, and pie that we wondered how he managed to carry it back to the table.
by anonymous December 24, 2024

A mostly flat surface with 4 bumps on it, and also torture to separate two of them stacked if you don't have a brick seperator.
by really bored guy June 3, 2025

Cindy: “Paris was talking about you today, are y’all going to fight?”
Keke: “Nah she’s a plate, she’ll just stand there”
Keke: “Nah she’s a plate, she’ll just stand there”
by smachine July 20, 2020

An act of using parts and/or walls that are fastened into place, and then removed for other purposes in surface displacement.
My car was so corroded that we had to use pirate plating just to pass inspection. The only problem is none of my repairs were legit.
by Laser platforms November 3, 2022

by Woha Langley January 19, 2021
