crumpet

[kruhm-pit]

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.

crumpet

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crumpet¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of crumpet¹

C17: of uncertain origin

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.

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Certain types of porridge, crumpets and breakfast cereals are included in a list of products that fall under a new junk food advertising ban.

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

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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.

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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.

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