Citations:crumb grinder

English citations of crumb grinder

Noun: "(slang, pejorative or humorous) a child"

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• 1996 June 15, Colleen Condron, “Oh No, Another peeve about children.....”, in alt.peeves‎^[1] (Usenet):

  The crumb grinders were in the communal backyard playing when I left for work some 13 hours ago, and they are still there. Screaming. And yelling those inane things that only kids will yell. Over and over and over.

• 2001 September 1, Leroy, “Re: Right-Wingers Don't Get Music”, in rec.music.beatles‎^[2] (Usenet):

  You just don't see how damaging it was to our whole social structure that a fictional, unmarried TV character was allowed to squeeze out a crumb grinder in front of an audience of impressionable children.

• 2004 January 30, Ezzy, “Re: Help Me Convince My Wife...”, in alt.support.childfree‎^[3] (Usenet):

  Well darn, and I was going to suggest they take the little crumb grinder.

• 2004 June 19, Terri, “Re: Challenge #72 is now posted”, in adobe.photoshop.elements‎^[4] (Usenet):

  The child in the flower is adorable. […] Is that cute little crumb grinder one of yours?