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crumpet noun [ ˈkrʌmpɪt ]

• a thick, flat, savoury cake with a soft, porous texture, made from a yeast mixture cooked on a griddle and eaten toasted and buttered.
• people, especially women, regarded as objects of sexual desire.
• "fat chance of our running into any crumpet"
• a person's head.
Origin: late 17th century: of unknown origin. crumpet (sense 2 of the noun) dates from the 1930s.

be not worth a crumpet

• be of no value.
"the certificate that they hold is not worth a crumpet"



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