crumpet
noun/ˈkrʌmpɪt/
/ˈkrʌmpɪt/
(British English)- [countable] a small flat round cake with small holes in the top, eaten hot with butterTopics Foodc2
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- [uncountable] (slang) an offensive way of referring to people who are thought to be sexually attractive, usually women
Word Originlate 17th cent.: of unknown origin. Sense (2) dates from the 1930s.
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