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barmcake

barmcake noun: a barm (bread roll).

Noun

barmcake (plural barmcakes)

  1. (UK) A barm (bread roll).
    • Without these deprivations we would have missed the exquisite pleasure of a Spam barmcake, bought at a local cafe on pay day.1975, Joan Markham, The Lamp was Dimmed: The Story of a Nurse's Training
  2. (UK) A foolish person.
    • "More like his coffin if the barmcake tries to take on the river tonight. Och, but it'll serve him right."2003, Stephen Elboz, An Ocean of Magic

Forms of barmcake

pluralbarmcakes
alternative formbarm cake

Origin of barmcake

From barm + cake.

Questions about barmcake

What does barmcake mean?
Barmcake means a barm (bread roll).
What part of speech is barmcake?
Barmcake is a noun.
What is the plural of barmcake?
The plural of barmcake is barmcakes.

Words near barmcake in the dictionary

  1. barmates
  2. Barmbek
  3. barmbrack
  4. barmbracks
  5. Barmby on the Marsh
  6. barmcake
  7. barmcakes
  8. barmcloth
  9. barmcloths
  10. barmecidal
  11. Barmecide

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