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thinking man's crumpet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Coined in the 1960s by Frank Muir to describe Joan Bakewell, following the latter’s appearances in high-brow television discussion programmes such as BBC2's Late Night Line-Up. From crumpet (“a sexually desirable woman (UK slang)”).

Meanings

1. (UK, slang) An intelligent and good-looking woman, particularly one who has a high profile in the broadcast media.
   • Joan Bakewell was famously described as "the thinking man's crumpet".

Forms

Relateds

crumpet · bit of crumpet · piece of crumpet

Synonyms

beautiful woman

wikipedia: The Daily Telegraph · wikipedia: Late Night Line-Up · wikipedia: Frank Muir · wikipedia: Joan Bakewell