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Jucy Lucy

Jucy Lucy noun: a cheeseburger with the cheese inside the meat instead of on top, resulting in a melted core of cheese, invented and popular in Minnesota.

Noun

Jucy Lucy (plural Jucy Lucys)

  1. (US) A cheeseburger with the cheese inside the meat instead of on top, resulting in a melted core of cheese, invented and popular in Minnesota.

Forms of Jucy Lucy

pluralJucy Lucys
alternative formJuicy Lucy

Origin of Jucy Lucy

Various unsupported theories, but apparently from juicy and the name Lucy, chosen for the rhyme (and respelled accordingly).

Questions about Jucy Lucy

What does Jucy Lucy mean?
Jucy Lucy means a cheeseburger with the cheese inside the meat instead of on top, resulting in a melted core of cheese, invented and popular in Minnesota.
What part of speech is Jucy Lucy?
Jucy Lucy is a noun.
What is the plural of Jucy Lucy?
The plural of Jucy Lucy is Jucy Lucys.

Words near Jucy Lucy in the dictionary

  1. Jucuna
  2. jucund
  3. jucundities
  4. jucundity
  5. Jucundus
  6. Jucy Lucy
  7. Jucy Lucys
  8. jud
  9. Jud.
  10. Juda
  11. Judaea

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