yum-yum
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of yum-yum
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Cherry yum-yum is a flavorful no-bake dessert from the American South.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2022
Zahedi likes to give lavish parties where he showers his friends with "yum-yum," his favorite word for caviar, champagne and diamonds.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dr. Thorndike calls this the "yum-yum" theory, waves it aside with the others as inadequate.
From Time Magazine Archive
You an' me's got our notions of yum-yum, as isn't fur wide o' the mark, But who'll give us change for 'em, Charlie?
From Mr. Punch's Cockney Humour by Various
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