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Custard Creams


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By Trixie - Posted on 30 July 2008

Hi There,
I've just been reading about the new words that made it into the very latest version of the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. My two favourite are both about eating -- in different ways. They are custard cream and muffin top. Now you may not love custard ream biscuits the way I do -- but i can assure you that as a stuffed dog that has to BEG for biscuit crumbs me and my owner have serious tussles about who gets the very last bit of each and every custard cream.
Of course we all know what a custard cream is -- right -- if not the OED now helpfully tells us:
custard cream - a biscuit with a vanilla-flavoured cream filling.
You might know that -- but do you realise that poor old custard creams have had to wait 100 years to get into the most esteemed English dictionary?

This daily tug of war over biscuits takes us onto my second best new entry in the OED - muffin top. My owner needs to read this one carefully - very carefully - as follows;
muffin top - roll of fat visible above the top of a pair of women's tight-fitting low-waisted trousers
Once she gets this maybe she'll share more custard creams with ME!
Trixie



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