yummy

adjectivenouncommon in dialogue

//ˈjʌm.i//

Delicious.

adjective

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Delicious.

Etymology

Etymology tree English yum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English yummy From yum + -y.

noun

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Variant of yummy mummyslangEllipsis of yummy mummy.
The Yummies were the women who, next to the Starlets and Professional Have-It-Alls, Meredith envied most, and therefore half-despised. You could see them at the latte bars, drinking green tea smoothies, hoisting their fat-cheeked offspring from one hip to the other, comparing notes on washable diapers and baby-friendly resorts.

Forms

plural: yummies
comparative: yummier
superlative: yummiest

Yum · A surname.yumi · A type of archery bow from Japan.Yumi · A female given name from Japanese.

yummy · Delicious.

Yun · A surname from Mandarin.Yung · A surname.yup · A yes; an affirmative answer.

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