crinkum-crankum

== English == === Alternative forms === crinkum crankum, crincum-crancum, crincum crancum === Etymology === From crinkle and crankle, or a Low Latin crincum. See 1750 reference and explanation in 1810 citation. === Noun === crinkum-crankum (plural crinkum-crankums) Something elaborately convoluted or tricky. === References === Giles Jacob, A New Law Dictionary Containing the Interpretation and Definition of Words and Terms Used in the Law, ..., 1750, Free-Bench Jon Bee [John Badcock], Slang: a dictionary of the turf, the ring, the chase, the pit, of bon-ton, ..., London, 1823 [3] Gordon Williams, A Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery in Shakespearean and Stuart Literature, Volume 1, Continuum International Publishing Group, 1994 [4] “crinkum-crankum”, in Collins English Dictionary, 2011–present.