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yampies

yampies is the plural of yampy.

Meaning of yampy

Noun (1)

yampy (plural yampies)

  1. A vegetable, the Indian white yam.
    • He made sure to mention that when Miss Essie had dug up the yampies she kept only one for herself, and took all the others to the village shop to give to the villagers.1970, Jamaica Journal, volumes 4-5, page iii

Noun (2)

yampy (plural yampies)

  1. (West-Midlands) A foolish person.
    Synonyms:
    fool

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Questions about yampies

What is yampies the plural of?
Yampies is the plural of yampy.

Words near yampies in the dictionary

  1. yampee
  2. yampees
  3. yampes
  4. yampi
  5. yampie
  6. yampies
  7. Yampil
  8. yampis
  9. Yampolivka
  10. yampy
  11. yams

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