verb
General Slang
scrumpin
· verb · brummie
Nicking apples (or any fruit) straight off someone else's tree.
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The time-honoured kid's crime of climbing into someone's garden or orchard and pinching fruit off the trees. Apples mostly, but pears and plums count. Less theft, more rite of passage — every Brummie of a certain age has a scrumpin story.
“We went scrumpin down Mrs Hodge's orchard and got chased halfway back to Selly Oak.”
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scrumpin In A Sentence
We went scrumpin down Mrs Hodge's orchard and got chased halfway back to Selly Oak.
Origin & Usage
From 'scrump' — a dialect word for a small or windfall apple, ultimately related to 'scrimp'. Used across the West Midlands and West Country.
People Also Ask
What does scrumpin mean?
Scrumpin means nicking apples, or any fruit, straight off someone else's tree.
How do you use scrumpin in a sentence?
"We spent the whole afternoon scrumpin apples from the orchard down the lane."
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