yum
45
7.5
- interjection
- /jʌm/
- Informal
:
qué rico
- Oh yum! I do love ants on a log.
- Yummy, yum
- Oh, yum
- Mmm, yum
Yum Yum, Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum.
- Yum Yum, Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum Yum.
- First bite is Yum and pasty.
- And they said, people said they saw me licking my lips going Yum, Yum, Yum, Yum, Yum.
- Completely missed this, a little air freshener, but you can oh Yum.
- Oh Yum, I do love ants on a log.
Examples
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Oh my, this looks so yum! I just bought an ice-cream machine; I'll have to give it a go!
Blog text (12) -
Oh Yum, I do love ants on a log.
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"Yum yum yum!" said a voice over the P.A. system.
Fiction book (1994) -
Big feast coming, yum yum, eat 'em up.
Fiction book (1999) -
I pretended to eat what Travis had "cooked" and told him, "Yum yum good."
Fiction book (2000) -
Oh, yum, get excited.
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Yum, yum, yum!
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Yum yum!
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Yum!
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Try baking a few beets in the oven! Yum!
Synonyms
302
8.9
A sound people make to show something tastes or smells very good
51
7.8
A sound people make to show pleasure, often when tasting food
6
9.0
A soft sound people make when they enjoy a touch or taste
2
9.7
A soft sound showing pleasure when tasting or smelling something nice
2
8.7
A long sound people make when they feel pleasure
1
9.6
A soft sound people make to show physical pleasure or strong enjoyment
1
9.5
An exclamation people say when food tastes very good
1
9.9
A short word people say when food tastes very good
Antonyms
How Tasty
- Informal
45
7.5
- Informal
302
8.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word yum is the short sound people make when food tastes very good, like yum-yum or yummy, and it shows quick pleasure at a smell or taste. So when you say yum you are telling others that the food is 'delicious'.