General
scrumpin
What does scrumpin mean?
The time-honoured kid's crime of climbing into someone's garden or orchard and pinching fruit off the trees. Apples mostly, but pears and plums count. Less theft, more rite of passage — every Brummie of a certain age has a scrumpin story.
"We went scrumpin down Mrs Hodge's orchard and got chased halfway back to Selly Oak."
Origin
From 'scrump' — a dialect word for a small or windfall apple, ultimately related to 'scrimp'. Used across the West Midlands and West Country.
Frequently asked questions
What does scrumpin mean?
Scrumpin means nicking apples, or any fruit, straight off someone else's tree.
How do you use scrumpin in a sentence?
"We spent the whole afternoon scrumpin apples from the orchard down the lane."
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