crumpet

== English == === Etymology === First appears c. the 17th century, either from crompid cake (“wafer, literally, curled-up cake”), from crompid, form of crumpen (“to curl up”); cognate to crumpled. An alternate etymology is from Celtic; compare Breton krampouezh (“crepe, pancake”) and Welsh crempog (“pancake”). The sense of a “desirable woman” is attested since 1936, possibly as Cockney rhyming slang for strumpet; alternatively, compare tart (“a loose woman, a prostitute”) (itself possibly Cockney rhyming slang for heart or sweetheart). Note that muffin has a similar sense, and that, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, Muffins and crumpets was a familiar street-cry in the UK. === Pronunciation === krŭm'pĭt, IPA(key): /ˈkɹʌmpɪt/ Rhymes: -ʌmpɪt === Noun === crumpet (countable and uncountable, plural crumpets) A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter. (UK, slang, dated, countable, uncountable) A sexually attractive person or, collectively, people; usually referring to women. (Australia, UK, slang) The head. ==== Synonyms ==== (sexually desirable person): See Thesaurus:beautiful person ==== Derived terms ==== (sexually desirable person): bit of crumpet, piece of crumpet, thinking man's crumpet (others): crumpet-faced ==== Related terms ==== crempog crumple, crumpled ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== pikelet strumpet tart ==== References ==== Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “crumpet”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. Where To Buy English Crumpets In America