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crumpet
crum·pet C0776900 (krŭm′pĭt)n. A small flat round of bread, baked on a griddle and usually served toasted.
[Possibly from Middle English crompid (cake), curled (cake), probably past participle of crumpen, to curl up, probably from crumb, crump, crooked, from Old English.]crumpet (ˈkrʌmpɪt) n1. (Cookery) a light soft yeast cake full of small holes on the top side, eaten toasted and buttered2. (Cookery) (in Scotland) a large flat sweetened cake made of batter3. slang women collectively4. a piece of crumpet slang a sexually desirable woman5. not worth a crumpet slang Austral utterly worthless[C17: of uncertain origin]crum•pet (ˈkrʌm pɪt)
n. a small, round, soft bread resembling an English muffin, cooked on a griddle and usu. served toasted. [1350–1400; short for crumpetcake curled cake = Middle English crompid, past participle of crumpen, variant of crampen to bend, curl (see cramp1) + cake] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  crumpet - a thick soft cake with a porous texture; cooked on a griddlecake - baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat |
Translationscrumpet
barmy on the crumpetEccentric or weird. In this phrase, a "crumpet" (a muffinlike pastry) is synonymous with one's head, and "barmy" means "yeasty." What do you think of John's strange behavior lately? I'm starting to wonder if he's a bit barmy on the crumpet.See also: crumpet, onthe thinking man's/women's crumpetOne who is considered both intelligent and attractive, and is therefore sexually desirable. It's clear that she's trying to present herself as the thinking man's crumpet, always carrying around those books.See also: crumpet, thinkingcrumpet
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