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Other Names for the Heel of a Loaf of Bread

Posted by Grant Barrett on February 6, 2021 · Add Comment

What do you call the end of a loaf of bread? There are lots of terms for that last piece, including heel, bread butt, the outsider, the nose, bunce, tumpee, skalk, krunka, or in Spanish codo, meaning “elbow.” Sue in Singer’s Glen, Virginia, calls it the cubble, but that may well be particular to her [...]

Muffin Anti-Joke

Posted by Grant Barrett on March 20, 2017 · Add Comment

The tradition of the German antiwitz or anti-joke includes a groaner that starts with a couple of muffins sitting in an oven. When one muffin complains about the heat, the other muffin exclaims incredulously, “Oh my god, a talking muffin!” This is part of a complete episode.

The End of a Loaf of Bread

Posted by grantbarrett on February 26, 2011 · Add Comment

What do you call the end piece of a loaf of bread? Names for that last slice include heel, bread butt, kissing crust, bunce, skirk, krunka, truna, tumpee, canust, the nose, and in Spanish, codo, which means “elbow.” This is part of a complete episode.

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Other Names for the Heel of a Loaf of Bread

Muffin Anti-Joke

The End of a Loaf of Bread