Crumpet
WordNet
noun
(1) Raised muffin cooked on a griddle
WiktionaryText
Etymology
17th century, either from , from , form of ; cognate to . Alternate etymology is from ; compare Breton .
Sense of “desirable woman” attested 1936, possibly as cockney rhyming slang for ; alternatively, compare (itself possibly cockney rhyming slang for or ).
Noun
- A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.
- A person (or, collectively, persons) considered sexually desirable.
- was famously described as "the thinking man's crumpet".
- John and his mates have gone out to find themselves some crumpet.