yummy

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English

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Etymology

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From yum +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: yŭm'ē, IPA(key): /ˈjʌm.i/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʌmi

Adjective

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yummy (comparative yummier, superlative yummiest)

  1. (colloquial, lighthearted, often childish) Delicious.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:delicious
    Antonyms: (childish) yucky; see also Thesaurus:unpalatable

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Noun

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yummy (plural yummies)

  1. (slang) Ellipsis of yummy mummy.
    • 2009, Leah McLaren, The Continuity Girl:
      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.

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