crumpet
crumpet — noun
- crumpetsingular
- crumpetsplural
1. a soft British griddle bread with many tiny holes on top, normally toasted and s
a soft British griddle bread with many tiny holes on top, normally toasted and served warm with butter.
Nadia toasted a crumpet and let the butter melt into the holes.
typical action: toast a crumpet; butter melts into holes
Leo had two hot crumpets with tea before leaving for work.
common pairing: crumpets with tea
The cafe served crumpets with honey and salted butter.
Iris cut the last crumpet in half so both children could try it.
- English muffin
similar round breakfast bread, but usually split open before toasting
- scone
a more cake-like or crumbly baked food, often eaten with jam or cream
文法句型
a crumpet
toast a crumpet
a crumpet with butter
用法筆記
This is mainly a British food word. Crumpets are usually toasted whole rather than split open like English muffins.
常見錯誤
Do not confuse a crumpet with a pancake: a crumpet is thicker, bread-like, and full of small holes on top.
2. a sexist, insulting term for someone, usually a woman, treated mainly as sexuall
a sexist, insulting term for someone, usually a woman, treated mainly as sexually attractive.
The old magazine caption called the actress crumpet, a wording the archive now labels offensive.
offensive use for an attractive woman
Tessa warned him that calling a colleague crumpet was insulting, not funny.
usage warning: insulting term
The editor removed a headline that described the models as crumpet.
In class, the professor listed crumpet as outdated and sexist slang.
- sex symbol
less directly insulting, but still focuses on sexual attractiveness
- attractive person
neutral wording when no offence is intended
文法句型
a bit of crumpet
用法筆記
This sense is offensive and dated. It reduces people to sexual attractiveness, so avoid using it except when discussing or quoting old-fashioned language.
常見錯誤
Do not use this word as a casual compliment; it is likely to sound sexist and offensive.