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66c09681 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @bb052609 is roasting someone a play on toasting?
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Mignon Fogarty | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @f53e7790 Good question!

The OED has an older meaning for the verb "roast" as burning someone alive, so I would guess that roasting someone as a very mild form of torment comes from that, but I can see how it would also benefit from the resonance with "toast."