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General Slang
barm
· noun · mancunian
A bread roll. Don't call it a bap.
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A soft, round bread roll — the vessel for a proper Manc chip butty or bacon sarnie. From 'barm', the foam off fermenting yeast originally used to leaven the dough. Fighting words across the North: barm in Manchester, bap in Liverpool, breadcake in Yorkshire, roll in the South. Pick the wrong one in the wrong city at your peril.
“Chip barm and a brew, please love.”
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barm In A Sentence
Chip barm and a brew, please love.
Origin & Usage
From 'barm', the froth of fermenting yeast used historically to make the dough rise.
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