thinking man's crumpet

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von thinking man's crumpet im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

An intelligent and good looking woman, particularly one who has a high profile in the broadcast media

Joan Bakewell|Joan Bakewell]] was famously described as the thinking man's crumpet.

Silbentrennung

think·ing man's crum·pet

Etymologie

() {UK slang} Coined 1960s by Frank Muir|Frank Muir]] to describe Joan Bakewell|Joan Bakewell]], following the latter’s appearances in high-brow television discussion programmes such as BBC2's Late Night Line-Up|Late Night Line-Up]]., The Daily Telegraph|The Daily Telegraph]], 5 October 2003. From crumpet (“sexually desirable woman ”).