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 ( see cramp ¹) + cake

Explanation

A crumpet is a spongy bread that's cooked on a griddle and served warm with butter. Crumpets are a delicious alternative to toast or English muffins. Crumpets were probably invented in Wales as a way to make bread without access to an oven. Like English muffins, they're cooked on a hot pan or griddle, but crumpets are made from a batter, rather than a dough. Etymologists suspect that crumpet may derive from crompid cake, "wafer," or literally "curled-up cake," and its root, which is shared with crumple.

Example Sentences

She said walking Captain Crumpet was a "real mood booster, I can't help but smile seeing his happy tail as he trots along".

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Yet the AEC also has a sense of humor, mixing in posts about Crumpet the election cat and jokes and GIFs.

From Washington Post • May 14, 2022

Perhaps he even shouted it from 10,000 feet up Mount Crumpet.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2021

Open since 1976, the Crumpet Shop is the only place in the Market to get delightfully squishy, hot griddled crumpets.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2021

Suddenly there was a cry: "Help, please—oh—help to get Crumpet."

From Fortitude by Walpole, Hugh, Sir