English muffin
Americannoun
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English muffins
plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of English muffin
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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Eating eggs and avocado on an English muffin, I see that someone I follow has shared a Substack note from neuroscientist Manuela Kouakou:
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
The muffin man in charge of this English muffin pop-up is Max Walsh.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2023
The “frenchie” burger has roots in a trip Jones took to France, where she was served a beef patty between slices of English muffin.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
Give them all a try — spread them on a craggy English muffin, bake a batch of cookies, or whip up mashed potatoes.
From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2022
“Morning, Nichole! I brought you and Calvin breakfast. I didn’t know if y’all were biscuit types or English muffin types, so I got a little bit of everything. You sleep okay?”
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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