yummy

[yuhm-ee]Informal.

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adjective, yum·mi·er, yum·mi·est.

very pleasing to the senses, especially to the taste; delicious: The waiter brought out a tray of yummy desserts.
extremely attractive or appealing.

noun, plural yum·mies.

an item of food that is particularly delicious: The bakery window was full of yummies.
anything that is extremely attractive or appealing.

Origin of yummy

First recorded in 1925–30; yum + -y¹

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Related Words for yummy

succulent, spicy, piquant, delectable, juicy, delightful, luscious, tasty, appetizing, savory, ambrosial, choice, divine, good, heavenly, palatable, pleasant, rich, sapid, scrumptious

Examples from the Web for yummy

Contemporary Examples of yummy

In recent years, away from the screen, Hurley has reinvented herself as a yummy mummy.
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Tim Teeman
December 12, 2014
Plus, sushi is yummy, and you can't blame a singer who's spent a decade shopping at Hot Topic for wanting to switch up her look.
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Amy Zimmerman
April 25, 2014
Yummy guarantees delivery within 30 minutes of ordering with a $3.99 delivery charge, a feat Amazon cannot match.
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CNBC
July 26, 2013
Well-known for their included breakfast at yummy Terra Bistro, this lodge is all the good stuff sans the excess nonsense.
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Jolie Hunt
January 15, 2011
Maybe there is one bright spot in an otherwise dismal future: the death of the Yummy Mummy.
Who Killed the Yummy Mummy?
Molly Jong-Fast
January 8, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for yummy

yummy

interjection

Also: yum-yum an exclamation indicating pleasure or delight, as in anticipation of delicious food

adjective -mier or -miest

delicious, delightful, or attractive

Word Origin for yummy

C20: from yum-yum, of imitative origin

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Word Origin and History for yummy

"delicious," 1899, from baby talk. Yum-yum as an exclamation of pleasure is recorded from 1878.