English muffin
Americannoun
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
Ordered for-here — a modicum of seating is available — the breakfast sandwich, on a butter-toasted English muffin, got delivered nearly burning hot on red-and-white-checked paper in a plastic basket.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
I truly had no idea that little pizzas had progressed past the English muffin versions of my youth.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 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
“Has anyone seen the toaster?” my dad asked at breakfast, helplessly holding two floppy halves of an English muffin.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
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