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.
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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
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