barmcake

English

Alternative forms

• barm cake

Etymology

barm +‎ cake

Noun

barmcake (plural barmcakes)

1. (UK) A barm (bread roll).
   • 1975, Joan Markham, The Lamp was Dimmed: The Story of a Nurse's Training:

     Without these deprivations we would have missed the exquisite pleasure of a Spam barmcake, bought at a local cafe on pay day.

2. (UK) A foolish person.
   • 2003, Stephen Elboz, An Ocean of Magic:

     "More like his coffin if the barmcake tries to take on the river tonight. Och, but it'll serve him right."