yam yam
yam yam noun: a person who speaks the Black Country dialect.
Noun (1)
yam yam (countable and uncountable, plural yam yams)
- A person who speaks the Black Country dialect.
- "What's 'er say?" 'Er said: "Am yow a Yam Yam?", Ah said "Ar bab, I am!".2019, “Am Yow A Yam Yam”performed by Johnny Cole
- The dialect spoken in the Black Country.
Noun (2)
yam yam (uncountable)
- Heroin.
- You may have seen it during the never-ending repeats of Seinfeld. Elaine has a bagel or two for breakfast, takes a drug test for work, and the next day finds out she tested positive for opium - “You know, white lotus. Yam-yam. Shanghai Sally,” her boss, Mr. Peterman, tells her.2007 May 15, Anahad O'Connor, Never Shower in a Thunderstorm: Surprising Facts and Misleading Myths About Our Health and the World We Live In, page 70
- In the episode with Robert Duvall, Buz revealed that in the past he had his own problems with the White Horse, the Brown Sugar, the old Yam Yam, which seemed like a really cool thing to me.2010, Alexei Sayle, Stalin Ate My Homework
Forms of yam yam
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Origin of yam yam
From the local use of "yow am" (or "yow'm") instead of "you are".
Unknown. Perhaps from yam or yum yum.
Questions about yam yam
- What does yam yam mean?
- Yam yam means a person who speaks the Black Country dialect.
- What part of speech is yam yam?
- Yam yam is a noun.
- What is the plural of yam yam?
- The plural of yam yam is yam yams.
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