donut hole
The empty space in the center of a donut.
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The empty space in the center of a donut.
These donut holes are delicious!
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(US, insurance, welfare, slang) An income bracket where one is without benefits, even though benefits are available in the next lower and next higher brackets.
These donut holes are delicious!
“raspberry? no, keep those. and health goals are irrelevant if capacity of brain function is injured by even the smallest donut hole.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(US, Canada) A small ball-shaped pastry, made in the same manner as a donut, roughly the size of the hole in a donut.
Very few younger Americans have probably ever heard of the “donut hole” in Medicare's prescription drug program, but if you're on Medicare and need expensive drugs it's likely you have.
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