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crumpet

noun
/ˈkɹʌmpɪt/

Etymology

First appears c. the 17th century, either from crompid cake (“wafer, literally, curled-up cake”), from crompid, form of crumpen (“to curl up”); cognate to crumpled. An alternate etymology is from Celtic; compare Breton krampouezh (“crepe, pancake”) and Welsh crempog (“pancake”). The sense of a “desirable woman” is attested since 1936, possibly as Cockney rhyming slang for strumpet; alternatively, compare tart (“a loose woman, a prostitute”) (itself possibly Cockney rhyming slang for heart or sweetheart). Note that muffin has a similar sense, and that, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Muffins and crumpets was a familiar street-cry in the UK.

Definitions

  1. A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing…

    A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.

    • T-Saint: I say we kill 'em! Donner: I say we hump 'em. Booga: I say we eat crumpets and tea. Deetee: Tasty! Crumpets and tea. All in favor of crumpets and tea, say "I." All: I! T-Saint: Shut up! Ain't gonna be no crumpets and tea.

  2. A sexually attractive person or, collectively, people

    A sexually attractive person or, collectively, people; usually referring to women.

    • Joan Bakewell was famously described as "the thinking man's crumpet".
    • John and his mates have gone out to find themselves some crumpet.
    • The regulars are all guys, a varied selection, my friends. There's Sammy—small, wiry, dark-haired. A hat manufacturer, crumpet mad—always chatting up different birds.

  3. The head.

    • He bad been worried off his crumpet all day, making arrangements on her behalf.
    • "If I don't get down them stairs soon I'll go off my crumpet, sittin' about up here all day with the jumps on me."

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Derived

crumpet-faced

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA