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”

Example Sentences

Promise of the Real could get pretty jammy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

It softens into something golden and jammy, almost nutty, with a mellow sweetness that feels borderline decadent.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

If things start to stick, a splash of water or stock will deglaze and deepen the flavor, building a kind of jammy intensity that’s hard to believe came from such a bashful vegetable.

From Salon • Aug. 12, 2025

Toss blueberries with a little avocado oil and maple syrup, then roast until they collapse into dark, jammy puddles.

From Salon • May 6, 2025

“How hard you are on a fellow, Cousin Milly,” grumbled the youngster, rising to do as he was bid; but the expression of his jammy face showed that he was no unwilling slave.

From The Eagle Cliff by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)