thinking man's crumpet

English

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.[1] From crumpet (“a sexually desirable woman (UK slang)”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

thinking man's crumpet (plural thinking man's crumpets)

  1. (British, 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".

Usage notes

  • Frequently uses the definite article the.

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ An affair to remember, The Daily Telegraph, 5 October 2003.

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