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crinkum-crankums

crinkum-crankums is the plural of crinkum-crankum.

Meaning of crinkum-crankum

Noun

crinkum-crankum (plural crinkum-crankums)

  1. Something elaborately convoluted or tricky.
    • (glossary entry) Crincum-crancum,—Lines of irregularity and involution.1787, George Colman, Prose on several occasions, T. Cadel, page 95

Questions about crinkum-crankums

What is crinkum-crankums the plural of?
Crinkum-crankums is the plural of crinkum-crankum.

Words near crinkum-crankums in the dictionary

  1. crinkling
  2. crinklings
  3. crinkly
  4. CRINKs
  5. crinkum-crankum
  6. crinkum-crankums
  7. crinkums
  8. crinky
  9. crinoid
  10. crinoidal
  11. crinoidean

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