crumpet

American  

[kruhm-pit] / ˈkrʌm pɪt /

noun

Chiefly British.

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

2. British Slang. a sexually attractive woman.

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crumpet British  

/ ˈkrʌmpɪt /

noun

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

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

3. slang women collectively

4. slang a sexually desirable woman

5. slang utterly worthless

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Etymology

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 ( cramp ¹ ) + cake

Example Sentences

Afterward: tea and crumpets at an inexpensive café, then a long, looping stroll that would take them past both Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, London Bridge, and St. Paul’s Cathedral.

From Literature

"The world's gone mad", he told BBC News, arguing the government legislation should draw a clearer distinction between crumpets and more traditional junk food like fried chicken.

From BBC

The cost of some items including meat, crumpets, chocolate biscuits, furniture and household items fell, but petrol and diesel prices rose.

From BBC

One reason CPI fell to 3.2% in March was due to a drop in price for food items like meat, crumpets and chocolate biscuits.

From BBC

Beside her on the brass fender of the hearth a tea was laid out: steaming thimbles and a variety of crumbs; tea cake and crumpet and cucumber sandwich, on polished British pennies.

From Literature