crumpet
The origin and history of crumpet.
Etymology
The cake sense goes back centuries, possibly from a Welsh or Breton word for a folded pancake. The slang sense for an attractive person appeared in the 1930s, possibly linked to rhyming slang for "strumpet".
Class of 1930
crumpet first entered the language around 1930. Other words from the same year:
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