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yam yams

yam yams is the plural of yam yam.

Meaning of yam yam

Noun (1)

yam yam (countable and uncountable, plural yam yams)

  1. (UK, countable, derogatory, informal, sometimes) 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
  2. (UK, derogatory, informal, sometimes, uncountable) The dialect spoken in the Black Country.

Noun (2)

yam yam (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) 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

Questions about yam yams

What is yam yams the plural of?
Yam yams is the plural of yam yam.

Words near yam yams in the dictionary

  1. yam daisies
  2. yam daisy
  3. yam stick
  4. yam sticks
  5. yam yam
  6. yam yams
  7. Yama
  8. yamabushi
  9. yamacha
  10. yamachas
  11. Yamacraw

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