Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Ireland, New Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable)A rough cider, normally more alcoholic than usual, and typically produced through natural fermentation.

More definitions
  • strong cider (as made in western England)

Origin

From scrump + -y. Possibly related to scrumptious via roots referring to little amounts.

From scrump + -y. Possibly related to scrumptious via roots referring to little amounts.

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Forms

plural: scrumpies
Singularscrumpy
Pluralscrumpies

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

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