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Does anyone know what "sic frangit crispidum" means (if it means anything at all)?

Question #20958. Asked by Nezz.
Last updated Feb 15 2017.

Gnomon
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Gnomon
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This does not appear to be genuine Latin, but I can offer a translation:

sic frangit means 'thus breaks', so the phrase means 'thus breaks the something'. But crispidum is not a proper word. Assuming it is an English word designed to look like a Latin one, it is 'crisp', which is the English word for a thin slice of fried potato (I can't remember what Americans call them). The phrase means 'thus breaks the crisp', or in a more colloquial wording, 'that's the way the cookie crumbles'.

Jul 29 2002, 7:04 AM
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Friar Tuck

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According to link http://mymemory.translated.net/en/Latin/English/sic-friatur-crustum-dulce the everyday latin translation is Sic friatur crustum dulce. Other sites have variations on Sic biscuitus disintegratum.

Response last updated by satguru on Feb 15 2017.
Jul 29 2002, 7:49 AM
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