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Your opinion on the two meaings for crumpet...derogatory term for women or toast
Thank you
2006-10-18 01:27:52 · 13 answers · asked by jessica_elizabeth_brown 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Those particular double meanings have been around a long time. Syd James used it in the Carry on Films. So, it was probably around before that. Why do you think that it is derogatory? As most people liked crumpets, I think it was meant as a compliment. I am not in favour of gratuitous changes in the meaning of words. I took particular exception to the hi-jacking of the word GAY to now mean, in modern parlance, a male homosexual. In now means that we have been robbed of the word as it was originally used.
I also think that the dictionary has been subjected to a dumbing down in recent years. We have such words as 'White van man' and 'Delia'. If these definitions should appear anywhere, it should be in an encyclopaedia and not a dictionery.
2006-10-18 05:08:17 · answer #1 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are lovely terms, I love crumpets, there so tasty and delicious. I personally wouldnt take offence to being called a nice bit of crumpet
2006-10-18 01:38:17 · answer #2 · answered by zorroorojo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crumpet should be kept to the original meaning toast, women are women not crumpet or birds or anything else for that matter.
2006-10-18 01:38:21 · answer #3 · answered by margie m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all language changes over time to accomodate new ideas and concepts. It is a good healthy thing for any language.
Crumpet {derogatory} is a corruption of strumpet, which usage is at least as old as shakespearian times.
Crumpet - Both are valid uses... in context.
2006-10-18 01:38:22 · answer #4 · answered by Vinni and beer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
crumpet might be a play on words for strumpet
People do with words what they want; it's society that decides whether it is valid or not
Did you know that "voip" (Voice Operated Internet Protocol) was originally coined by Burgess Gillett in the 30s to describe food of questional nutritional value?
2006-10-18 01:42:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crumpet - term for woman - thats from the past lol, haven't heard that term for ages! lot nicer tho than saying they're "fit"
2006-10-18 02:38:51 · answer #6 · answered by budda m 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crumpets are fantastic. The food variety aren't bad either.
2006-10-18 02:13:35 · answer #7 · answered by Jack R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crumpets are delicious.
Crumpet is a term used to describe sex (not just a term of endearment for a woman).
The same could be said of Oats -
"I'm having oats for breakfast" or "I got my oats last night"
2006-10-18 02:04:58 · answer #8 · answered by Phlodgeybodge 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
isnt the derogatory term for a woman strumpet not crumpet?
2006-10-18 10:27:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 10:17:22 · answer #10 · answered by schugmann 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋