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the thinking man's crumpet

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the thinking man's/woman's crumpet

  (British humorous)

a man or woman who is popular with the opposite sex because they are both intelligent and sexually attractive Paxman has apparently grown weary of being labelled the thinking woman's crumpet.

See can't think straight

See also: crumpet, thinking