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mmm

mmm

302 8.9
A sound people make to show something tastes or smells very good
  • interjection
  • /mɪm/
  • Informal
translation icon : mmm
  • "Mmm, chocolate chips," she said, and she popped some into her mouth.
  • mmm, good
  • mmm, yes
  • mmm, delicious

Examples

  • Mmm, you taste like Lik-M-Aid.

    Parts: The Clonus Horror (1979)

  • Mmm, that was good.

    Babes (2024)

  • TED: Mmm, that's a good one.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • "Smack smack." "Mmm." "Not to change the subject," I interrupt, "but is anybody going in the pool?"

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Mmm, this mmm chocolate cake is absolutely delicious!

  • Mmm, I can smell the mmm fresh bread from the bakery!

  • After tasting the soup, she exclaimed, "Mmm, that's full of mmm flavor!"

Synonyms

hmm
vsmmm
  • Informal
51 7.8

A sound people make to show pleasure, often when tasting food

is a clearer, more direct sign of enjoyment than the mild form
yum
vsmmm
  • Informal
45 7.5

A short word you say when food or a smell is very good

is a general expression of pleasure when tasting or smelling food
mmmmm
vsmmm
  • Informal
2 9.7

A soft sound showing pleasure when tasting or smelling something nice

is used mainly for taste or smell rather than any experience
yam yam
vsmmm
  • Informal
1 9.9

A short word people say when food tastes very good

is used also for smelling as well as tasting

How Pleasant

yum
  • Informal
45 7.5
mmm
  • Informal
302 8.9
meh
  • Slang
21 8.4
yuck
  • Informal
5 8.3

Surface Forms

mmm main

Etymology

Mmm is simply the soft sound people make when food or a smell feels good — a quiet 'mmm' of pleasure, similar to a gentle hum with your lips closed. So people use mmm to show 'enjoyment' or approval of taste and smell.