Barmcake

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A barm (bread roll). UK

    "Without these deprivations we would have missed the exquisite pleasure of a Spam barmcake, bought at a local cafe on pay day."

  2. 2
    A foolish person. UK

    ""More like his coffin if the barmcake tries to take on the river tonight. Och, but it'll serve him right.""

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"Without these deprivations we would have missed the exquisite pleasure of a Spam barmcake, bought at a local cafe on pay day."

Etymology

From barm + cake.

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