yummy
B2
adj
noun
Freq #7924
Meanings
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1
adj
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
These seared scallops are yummy.
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2
noun
Ellipsis 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.
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3
adj
Delicious.
Etymology
From yum + -y.