yummy
- adjective
- /ˈjʌmi/
- Informal
- Now we're going to make some yummy marshmallow frosting.
- tastes yummy
- looks yummy
- smells yummy
After dinner I'll probably make something yummy but we'll see.
- After dinner I'll probably make something yummy but we'll see.
- That's not going to be yummy, Ottie.
- Now we're going to make some yummy marshmallow frosting.
- This is the Peach one and it smells like the yummiest Peach in the world.
- It just feels so yummy on my lips.
Examples
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So I just made them some yummy, delicious wet food.
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She packed a yummy lunch with sandwiches and fruit for the picnic.
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I imagine there was something yummy waiting for you when you finally made it to bed.
Fiction book (1995) -
After dinner I'll probably make something yummy but we'll see.
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Looks really yummy and I'm so happy to eat this.
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Bet last night she fixed you up something yummy and left it in the microwave for you.
Fiction book (1995) -
Second, you can roast the pumpkin seeds for a super yummy and healthy treat.
Blog text (6) -
Now, as a good foodie friend, I had to bring her some yummy treats too.
Blog text (4) -
OK, then we got this is yummy slow cooker pumpkin butter recipe.
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Her 'Will You Be My Bridesmaid' package has all the makings of something yummy and fantastic!
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
Very pleasant to taste
Food or drink with a pleasant flavor that people enjoy
Having a strong, pleasant taste
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
Having a very rich, sweet taste or smell that feels pleasant
Very pleasant to taste, especially of food or drink
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
So good in smell or look that you want to eat it
Having a very strong taste that makes you want to eat every last bit
Tasty and pleasant to eat
Having a strong and pleasant taste
Food or drink that is full of flavor and very filling
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
Has a strong, full taste
A food or drink with a nice taste that people enjoy
Having a good taste that makes you want to eat it
Very tasty and pleasant to eat
So enjoyable that you want it again
Tastes very rich and is almost too good to resist
Antonyms
How Tasty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Yummy comes from the little sound yum that people make when food tastes good, with the ending -y to turn it into a describing word; it is an easy, childlike way to say 'delicious'.