jammy

American  

[jam-ee] / ˈdʒæm i /

adjective

jammier, jammiest

1. British Informal. very lucky.

2. British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable.

   He has a jammy job.

3. covered or filled with jam.

   jammy doughnuts.

4. tasting like or having the consistency of jam: jammy soft-boiled eggs.

   a sweet and jammy wine that tastes like cooked berries;

   jammy soft-boiled eggs.

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jammy British  

/ ˈdʒæmɪ /

adjective

1. covered with or tasting like jam

2. slang lucky

   jammy so-and-sos!

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Etymology

Origin of jammy

First recorded in 1850–55; apparently jam ² + -y ¹; compare the idioms to have jam on it “to have something easy”; real jam, pure jam “something easy or pleasant”

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Example Sentences

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Cook the carrots: Cook the carrot, butter, brown sugar, zest and salt over medium-low heat for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until soft and jammy.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Here, they get cooked with butter, brown sugar, orange zest and salt until glossy and jammy, then folded into a simple sour cream cake scented generously with cardamom.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

Thanks to a Philippines-Mexico connection, coconut shows up in sweet and savory recipes: ceviche with poached shrimp, coconut limonada and coconut raspado with jammy plums.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Stir in the pico de gallo and cook for 4–5 minutes, until softened and jammy.

From Salon ● May 19, 2026

I dare say we looked very wild, we were very buttery and jammy, and our faces were still broiling, our hair in confusion and our pinafores crumpled and smeared.

From The Boys and I by Mrs. Molesworth

But hits are hits, and Robinson has put together As the Crow Flies to play them along with some cover songs — probably in jammier versions than the originals.

From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2018

A loose, louche swagger dominates the album, jammier and less overtly pop than previous Petty.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 10, 2010

It was the jammiest 2-0 win you will ever see and Spurs now only need another three points to be sure of avoiding relegation.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 7, 2020

Photograph: Nick Wall Photography Earlier this week, one of the jammiest jobs out there got a bit less well-buttered.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2016

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