yum-yum
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of yum-yum
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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The hybrid comes to the table with a ribbon of marinated eggplant and “pom pom” sauce, a zesty riff on Japanese yum yum sauce.
From Washington Post • Oct. 17, 2019
Yum yum yum: Sometimes the best journalism is explaining what’s right before one’s eyes.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2017
Like Captain Caveman, everything he sees he devours, and nearly everything is yum, yum, yum.
From Time Magazine Archive
A fine supper Suyettar shall soon have, yum, yum!
From Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by Fillmore, Parker
Well, de biscuits was yum, yum, yum to me, but de coffee I doesn't like.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 4 by United States. Work Projects Administration
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