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muffin

muffin
Noun
pl: muffins

The term encompasses two distinct culinary traditions. The American muffin is a dense, cake-like quick bread characterized by a domed top and a sweet profile, whereas the English muffin is a savory, yeast-leavened bread with a porous texture designed for toasting.

In a contemporary social context, the word has evolved into a descriptive slang term. The phrase muffin top refers specifically to the visual effect of waistline flesh spilling over tight garments, evoking the image of a muffin overflowing its baking tin.

Meanings

Nounmuffin

A small, dome-shaped quick bread cake, often sweet and baked in a cup-shaped pan.

I had a blueberry muffin for breakfast.

Nounmuffin

A round, flat yeast-leavened bread typically sliced and toasted, common in British cuisine.

She served toasted English muffins with butter and jam.

Nounmuffin

A slang term for the buttocks, often used in the phrase muffin top to describe flesh bulging over the waist of tight clothing.

The tight jeans created a noticeable muffin top.

Examples

I will have a blueberry muffin with my coffee.

I will have a blueberry muffin with my coffee.

Gourmet

Would you like a chocolate chip muffin for a snack?

Would you like a chocolate chip muffin for a snack?

The smell of fresh muffins baking in the oven filled the house.

The smell of fresh muffins baking in the oven filled the house.

Pass me the butter for my toasted English muffin.

Pass me the butter for my toasted English muffin.

Gourmet

He prefers a savory English muffin for breakfast.

He prefers a savory English muffin for breakfast.

I should have bought larger jeans to avoid this muffin top.

I should have bought larger jeans to avoid this muffin top.

These pants are too tight and give me a muffin top.

These pants are too tight and give me a muffin top.

She wondered if the bakery still had any corn muffins left.

She wondered if the bakery still had any corn muffins left.

Just a simple toasted muffin is all I need this morning.

Just a simple toasted muffin is all I need this morning.

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