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 24 year member
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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'.