CRUMPET | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Crumpet

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late 17th century: of unknown origin. crumpet (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the 1930s

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈkrʌmpɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a thick, flat, savoury cake with a soft, porous texture, made from a yeast mixture cooked on a griddle and eaten toasted and buttered.

Short Definition:

thick, flat, savoury cake with soft, porous texture, made from yeast mixture cooked on griddle

Definition:

people, especially women, regarded as objects of sexual desire

Short Definition:

people regarded as objects of sexual desire

Examples:
  • fat chance of our running into any crumpet
  • he's the thinking woman's crumpet
Definition:

a person's head.

Short Definition:

person's head

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