"barmcake" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: barmcakes [plural]
Etymology: barm + cake Etymology templates: {{compound|en|barm|cake}} barm + cake Head templates: {{en-noun}} barmcake (plural barmcakes)
  1. (UK) A barm (bread roll). Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-barmcake-en-noun-Ib-C~6Aq Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31
  2. (UK) A foolish person. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-barmcake-en-noun-gQN140CO Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: barm cake

Inflected forms

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