jammy

[ jam-ee ]

adjective,jam·mi·er, jam·mi·est.

British Informal. very lucky.
British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable: He has a jammy job.

covered or filled with jam: jammy doughnuts.
tasting like or having the consistency of jam: a sweet and jammy wine that tastes like cooked berries;jammy soft-boiled eggs.

Origin of jammy

First recorded in 1850–55; apparently jam² + -y¹; compare the idioms to have jam on it “to have something easy”; real jam, pure jam “something easy or pleasant”

Words Nearby jammy

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How to use jammy in a sentence

Look for jammy, dark-berry fruit flavors and a hint of earth on a long, sweet-tasting finish.
Upgrade your July Fourth cookout with these 3 red wines, each under $25 | Dave McIntyre | June 25, 2021 | Washington Post
The simple yet profoundly satisfying combination of salty, sweet, creamy, and jammy on sliced bread delivers every time — and it’s as low-effort and low-cost as a sandwich gets.
This Crumb Cake Recipe Is a Sweet, Salty Ode to the PB&J Sandwich | Joy Cho | May 7, 2021 | Eater
Quantum is opulent, jammy and velvety — the vinous equivalent of that joy you feel when picking berries and stuffing more in your mouth than in your basket.
An iconic wine label is blending Aussie and American wines — and it’s working | Dave McIntyre | March 26, 2021 | Washington Post
They slump and crinkle and release some excess moisture, turning into jammy little nuggets.
How to make a wonderful BLT with out-of-season tomatoes | Daniela Galarza | February 25, 2021 | Washington Post
If you plan on having steak one night, we’ve got a big jammy Aussie red to wash it down.
This $15 pinot grigio from Italy’s mountains is bracing and edgy | Dave McIntyre | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post

Toasted cheese and hot jammy pastry were faithfully served to the ragged host—but with no breathless haste.
The Card, A Story Of Adventure In The Five Towns | Arnold Bennett
We received yours, and are glad to hear poor jammy is recovered so well.
Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin; Written by Himself. [Vol. 1 of 2] | Benjamin Franklin
There's ir jammy; he's as big a wastril as ever stare't up a lone.
Lancashire Sketches | Edwin Waugh
It ain't quite our up-to-date kibosh, o' course, but the way as that Sam chewed the rag was just jammy.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 12, 1895 | Various
He was succeeded by his eldest son James, afterwards known as jammy Lowther.
The Vale of Lyvennet | John Salkeld Bland

British Dictionary definitions for jammy

jammy

/ (ˈdʒæmɪ) /

adjective-mier or -miest

covered with or tasting like jam
British slang lucky: jammy so-and-sos!

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