crumpet

[ kruhm-pit ]

/ ˈkrʌm pɪt /

noun Chiefly British.

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

British Slang. a sexually attractive woman.

Origin of crumpet

1350–1400; short for crumpetcake curled cake, equivalent to Middle English crompid (past participle of crumpen, variant of crampen to bend, curl (see cramp¹) + cake

Words nearby crumpet

crumhorn, crummie, Crummock Water, crummy, crump, crumpet, crumple, crumpled, crumple zones, crunch, cruncher

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Example sentences from the Web for crumpet

Drop that crumpet: The weirdest new narrative in American politics seeks to recast President Obama as a British monarch.
The GOP vs. 'King Obama'|John Avlon|May 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The story will get across to the Germans in some garbled form; 'Smith off crumpet,' or something of that sort.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, February 3, 1915|Various
Crumpet was able to catch the meaning of that remark, and it goaded him almost to the striking point.
Camp-fire and Wigwam|Edward Sylvester Ellis
Yes, corroborated the commodore, Dickie found a dozen people who think youre dottie on the crumpet, all right.
Nothing But the Truth|Frederic S. Isham

Breaking his crumpet is for him as bad as breaking one of his limbs.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
“And a crumpet,” added Mrs Larrabel, who sympathised with the spirit of hospitality.
Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for crumpet

crumpet

/ (ˈkrʌmpɪt) /

noun mainly British

a light soft yeast cake full of small holes on the top side, eaten toasted and buttered

(in Scotland) a large flat sweetened cake made of batter

slang women collectively

a piece of crumpet slang a sexually desirable woman

not worth a crumpet Australian slang utterly worthless

Word Origin for crumpet

C17: of uncertain origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	crumpet
释义	crumpet [ kruhm-pit ] / ˈkrʌm pɪt / noun Chiefly British. a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted. British Slang. a sexually attractive woman. Origin of crumpet 1350–1400; short for crumpetcake curled cake, equivalent to Middle English crompid (past participle of crumpen, variant of crampen to bend, curl (see cramp¹) + cake Words nearby crumpet crumhorn, crummie, Crummock Water, crummy, crump, crumpet, crumple, crumpled, crumple zones, crunch, cruncher Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crumpet Drop that crumpet: The weirdest new narrative in American politics seeks to recast President Obama as a British monarch. The GOP vs. 'King Obama'\|John Avlon\|May 1, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The story will get across to the Germans in some garbled form; 'Smith off crumpet,' or something of that sort. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 148, February 3, 1915\|Various Crumpet was able to catch the meaning of that remark, and it goaded him almost to the striking point. Camp-fire and Wigwam\|Edward Sylvester Ellis Yes, corroborated the commodore, Dickie found a dozen people who think youre dottie on the crumpet, all right. Nothing But the Truth\|Frederic S. Isham Breaking his crumpet is for him as bad as breaking one of his limbs. A Boswell of Baghdad\|E. V. Lucas “And a crumpet,” added Mrs Larrabel, who sympathised with the spirit of hospitality. Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished\|R.M. Ballantyne British Dictionary definitions for crumpet crumpet / (ˈkrʌmpɪt) / noun mainly British a light soft yeast cake full of small holes on the top side, eaten toasted and buttered (in Scotland) a large flat sweetened cake made of batter slang women collectively a piece of crumpet slang a sexually desirable woman not worth a crumpet Australian slang utterly worthless Word Origin for crumpet C17: of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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