scrummy

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms

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[edit] Etymology

FromBlend of scrumptious and yummy

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• Rhymes: -ʌmi

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scrummy (comparative scrummier, superlative scrummiest)

1. Childish term for delicious
   • 1930, Ralph Hale Mottram, The English Miss

     Of course one did get some scrummy things to eat abroad, that cook did not, somehow, produce at home; and the people looked different...

   • 2004, Alan Murphy, Scotland

     There's an all day menu, with lots of fish dishes such as fish soup, tuna, and monkfish. Pudding might include a scrummy rosemary panacotta.

   • 2006, Julie Wilson, Our Spanish Winters

     After mopping up the last bits with my scrummy nan breads we settled down to watch the DVD of "The Two Towers" from "Lord of the Rings"...

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• See also Wikisaurus:delicious