The story
From crinkle and crankle, or a Low Latin crincum. See 1750 reference and explanation in 1810 citation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
crinkum-crankum
Today it means: Something elaborately convoluted or tricky. Full definition →
Today it means: Something elaborately convoluted or tricky. Full definition →
From crinkle and crankle, or a Low Latin crincum. See 1750 reference and explanation in 1810 citation.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.