CRUMPET


Meaning of CRUMPET in English

/krum"pit/ , n. Chiefly Brit.

1. a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.

2. Brit. Slang. a sexually attractive woman.

[ 1350-1400; short for crumpetcake curled cake, equiv. to ME crompid (ptp. of crumpen, var. of crampen to bend, curl (see CRAMP 1 ) + CAKE ]

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