Yummy
//ˈjʌm.i// adj, noun, slang
adj, noun, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ellipsis of yummy mummy. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, slang
"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."
Adjective
- 1 Delicious. childish, colloquial, often
Adjective
- 1 extremely pleasing to the sense of taste wordnet
Example
More examples"Would you like to taste this yummy cake?"
Etymology
From yum + -y.
Related phrases
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