Crumb grinder is another playful, slightly irreverent way to describe a small child — a variation on crumb cruncher with the same underlying joke: kids make an absolute mess eating. The 'grinder' angle adds a mechanical, unstoppable quality, like the kid is a one-person snack-destruction machine with no off switch. It's used with exasperated affection by parents, relatives, and anyone who has ever picked Cheerios out of a car seat.
My sister brought her crumb grinder to the dinner party and by the time they left, there were Goldfish crackers in my sofa cushions.
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(slang, humorous, _, or, pejorative) A child.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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