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To ask how you pronounce Krispy Kreme?

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calvermegan · 03/02/2025 21:02

I have always said Crispy Cream. That is what they were called on any American tv show I watched growing up.

Now they are mainstream in the UK I often hear people call them “Crispy Crem”

Which one do you say?

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SwedishEdith · 04/02/2025 20:50

CluelessAsFuck · 04/02/2025 20:46

Donut

KK actually use "doughnut" on their signage. I made a point of noticing it today anticipating it could be another source of contention 🤭

CluelessAsFuck · 04/02/2025 20:46

Donut

ThePoshUns · 04/02/2025 18:49

Crikey who's have thought the name of a doughnut would rile people so much?!

SoupDragon · 04/02/2025 18:38

ThePoshUns · 04/02/2025 18:24

I'm taking the piss my love

Isn't taking the piss meant to be funny? Love.

WattleTyler · 04/02/2025 18:37

orangesandlemonssaythebellsofstclements · 04/02/2025 18:31

What is "mo-ay"?

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Moët & Chandon, which is pronounced with the T at the end, as it’s a Dutch name.

Frangela · 04/02/2025 18:35

orangesandlemonssaythebellsofstclements · 04/02/2025 18:31

What is "mo-ay"?

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Moët. (Champagne.)

CerealPosterHere · 04/02/2025 18:35

orangesandlemonssaythebellsofstclements · 04/02/2025 18:31

What is "mo-ay"?

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I’m guessing moet et Chandon

orangesandlemonssaythebellsofstclements · 04/02/2025 18:31

Shade17 · 04/02/2025 18:30

Yep, and “Mo-ay”. Idiots.

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What is "mo-ay"?

Shade17 · 04/02/2025 18:30

nationalsausagefund · 04/02/2025 06:12

I’m going to go ahead and assume all the people pronouncing it “crem” also say “marshmellow”.

Yep, and “Mo-ay”. Idiots.

evtheria · 04/02/2025 18:30

I say 'crispy cream' but my first ever experience of it was in the US, so that might be why.

I assume more people here think it's just the French 'crème', hence pronunciation?

ThePoshUns · 04/02/2025 18:24

I'm taking the piss my love

SoupDragon · 04/02/2025 18:23

ThePoshUns · 04/02/2025 12:00

Moi? Do I make you feel inferior dear?

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How could you make someone feel inferior by pronouncing something incorrectly?

Hushabyelullaby · 04/02/2025 18:12

Always said Crispy Cream and 17 y/o DD and her peers also do.

LouH1981 · 04/02/2025 17:20

HotCrossBunplease · 04/02/2025 00:36

Ah bless you, you must be quite young and/or not be close to any older relatives. When you are at the age to have friends dying regularly, believe me there is a lot of talk about what people will be doing “after the crem”.

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This made me chuckle 🤭 In a light hearted way, it was nicely written, not because I’m pleased some of your friends have met their maker. I’m early 40’s and have, unfortunately, visited the crem far too frequently than I’d prefer in the last 10 years or so. (Including for my Dad and FIL).

FWIW, I also say Krispy Crem 🙈 Not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing now 😂

Thanks for making me smile!

LouH1981 · 04/02/2025 17:11

Crispy crem. Don’t ask why. Now you’ve asked it doesn’t seem logical 😂

orangesandlemonssaythebellsofstclements · 04/02/2025 17:08

It's cream. I've never heard anyone say "crem" and I'm baffled why anyone would??

What do they think the "e" on the end of "Kreme" is for? It's a magic E!

Cap becomes cape with me! Krem becomes kreme with me! I'm magic magic E!!

SwedishEdith · 04/02/2025 16:55

CerealPosterHere · 04/02/2025 06:21

Well my dh called it Hirspy Herme as he couldn’t read the writing on the sign and thought it was a H. So that’s how we pronounce it here now!

I saw them in Sainsbury's today and actually started laughing on my own thinking about this 😃

sprigatito · 04/02/2025 16:50

Greasy Crap

SkankingWombat · 04/02/2025 16:49

Crispy Cream: over-priced and sickly doughnuts.

Crispy Crem: posthumous service with a thermostatic issue.

Adelstrop · 04/02/2025 16:49

Where I live ‘crem’ is short for crematorium.

Adhdsucks · 04/02/2025 16:43

Cream - it makes me cringe when people say Crem

SernieBanders · 04/02/2025 16:42

This is insane. It's Krispy CREAM

proof - and I cannot believe nobody pulled this out earlier - is The Beastie Boys on 3 MCs and 1 DJ - clearly - say CREAM

@2:43 on the video above.

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Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/XflfiylNNXY?si=W-27JseLUd80gvnh&t=163

HamandCheeseSandwich · 04/02/2025 16:39

TheSeaOfTranquility · 04/02/2025 16:31

I say Cream....just like I pronounce Creme Eggs as Cream Eggs. Perhaps they should actually be pronounced as Crem Eggs?🤔

No. They shouldn't.

WattleTyler · 04/02/2025 16:35

Who the heck is saying ‘crem’? It’s cream.

Are people getting confused with the pronunciation of crème de la crème?

TheSeaOfTranquility · 04/02/2025 16:31

I say Cream....just like I pronounce Creme Eggs as Cream Eggs. Perhaps they should actually be pronounced as Crem Eggs?🤔