gemmy

[jem-ee]

adjective

gemmier, gemmiest 

1. having gems; set with gems.

2. like a gem, especially in being bright, glittering, or sparkling.

Other Word Forms

• gemmily adverb
• gemminess noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of gemmy¹

1400–50; late Middle English. See gem, -y ¹

Example Sentences

One of the all-time great concert films, “Gemmy Halloween Life Size Animated Singing Dancing Skeleton in Sequin Suit” takes its place next to Gimme Shelter and Woodstock from Gemmy Halloween Life Size Animated Singing Dancing Skeleton in Sequin Suit’s first song, a blistering rendition of Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild,” as made famous in Easy Rider.

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Twerking Bear comes from novelty toy and inflatables company Gemmy, which already has an entire army of stuffed animal twerkers.

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Gemmy released its Alexa-enabled line of passionate dancers last month, but we somehow missed them amid the excitement of seeing an Alexa-enabled singing fish.

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Gemmy Industries product development vice president Steven Harris says “this is not your father’s Big Mouth Billy Bass.”

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Gemmy Industries product development vice president Steven Harris says “this is not your father’s Big Mouth Billy Bass.”

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