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Vinony

yummy

adjective

  1. tasty, delicious
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈjʌm.i/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English yum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English yummy From yum + -y.

  1. Delicious.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English yum Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English yummy From yum + -y.

  1. Ellipsis of yummy mummy.

    “The Yummies were the women who, next to the Starlets and Professional Have-It-Alls, Meredith envied most, and therefore half-despised. You could see them at the latte bars, drinking green tea smoothies, hoisting their fat-cheeked offspring from one hip to the other, comparing notes on washable diapers and baby-friendly resorts.”