yummy

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

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  • yummy — [[t]jʌ̱mi[/t]] ADJ GRADED Yummy food tastes very good. [INFORMAL] I ll bet they have yummy ice cream... It smells yummy …   English dictionary

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