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lummy

/ˈlʌmi/

lummy is the alternative form of lumme.

Adjective

lummy (comparative more lummy, superlative most lummy)

  1. (slang) shrewd; knowing; cute
    • To think of Jack Dawkins—lummy Jack—the Dodger—the Artful Dodger—going abroad for a common twopenny-halfpenny sneeze-box!1838, Boz [pseudonym; Charles Dickens], Oliver Twist; […], volume (please specify |volume=I, II, or III), London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC
  2. (UK, obsolete, slang) jolly, first-rate.

Meaning of lumme

Interjection

  1. (UK, dated) Expressing surprise.
    • In a spasm of uncontrollable excitement James sucked his teeth. "Lumme, it wouldn't 'alf go on the movies, would it?" he remarked. "Better than them Red Indians and things."1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 2, in Bulldog Drummond

See all 2 meanings of lumme

Forms of lummy

comparativemore lummy
superlativemost lummy

Words formed from lummy

  • lummily
  • lumminess

Questions about lummy

What does lummy mean?
Lummy means shrewd; knowing; cute.
What is lummy the alternative form of?
Lummy is the alternative form of lumme.
What part of speech is lummy?
Lummy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce lummy?
Lummy is pronounced /ˈlʌmi/.

Words near lummy in the dictionary

  1. lummox
  2. lummoxes
  3. lummoxy
  4. lummux
  5. lummuxes
  6. lummy
  7. Lumney
  8. LUMO
  9. lumogallion
  10. LUMOs
  11. lump

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lummy (page history and authors); lumme (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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