yum-yum
Americaninterjection
Etymology
Origin of yum-yum
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Their reasoning is sound: If you launch right into the soy-garlic chicken or the spicy pork bulgogi, the naked meats that follow will pale by comparison, even if you dip them into one of the provided condiments: spicy chili sauce, kalbi sauce or a Korean-style yum-yum sauce.
From Washington Post
Cherry yum-yum is a flavorful no-bake dessert from the American South.
From New York Times
He even wrote a song about the many regional names for a sloppy joe, from a “yip-yip” in southern Illinois to a “yum-yum” in Nebraska.
From Washington Post
He ends up in the fictional town of Titipu, where he falls in love with Yum-Yum, a ward of the Lord High Executioner Ko-Ko.
From The New Yorker
The operetta also includes several memorable songs, among them the aria “The sun, whose rays are all ablaze,” in which the engaged Yum-Yum boldly compares herself to the sun and moon: “I mean to rule the earth / as he the sky / We really know our worth / the sun and I!”
From The New Yorker
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