CRUMPET


Meaning of CRUMPET in English

/ ˈkrʌmpɪt; NAmE / noun ( BrE )

1.

[ C ] a small flat round cake with small holes in the top, eaten hot with butter

2.

[ U ] ( slang ) an offensive way of referring to people who are sexually attractive, usually women

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: of unknown origin. Sense 2 dates from the 1930s.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.