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yummo

yummo interjection: yum; yummy.

Interjection

  1. (informal) Yum; yummy.
    • "Yummo! A maiden! Can I have a bit?" it asked Knight. "Certainly not," said Knight grumpily. "It's mine!"2001, Jennifer Rowe, Fairy tales for grown-ups
    • Use a spatula to lift the eggs from the pan one at a time, and flip over directly on top of the melted cheese. Yummo — eat now.2003, Diane Morgan, Peter Medilek, Midnight munchies

Adjective

yummo (not comparable)

  1. (informal) Yummy; delicious.
    • Lunch was yummo today. Sammy gave us hot soup with little noodles, and roast lamb with big crunchy potatoes — I had three.1999, Tanya Dalgleish, Excel basic skills homework book: English and mathematics
    • ...canal views and yummo lunches, like goat-cheese salads and Stellendam shrimps (seafood that's apparently very highly prized round these here parts).2007, Neal Bedford, Simon Sellars, Jeremy J Gray, The Netherlands

Origin of yummo

From yum + -o.

Questions about yummo

What does yummo mean?
Yummo means yum; yummy.
What part of speech is yummo?
Yummo can be an interjection or an adjective.

Words near yummo in the dictionary

  1. yummies
  2. yummiest
  3. yummify
  4. yummily
  5. yumminess
  6. yummo
  7. yummy
  8. yummy mummies
  9. yummy mummy
  10. yummy-licious
  11. yummylicious

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