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jammy.

Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈd͡ʒæm.i//ˈd͡ʒæːm.i/Australia

  1. Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.

    a jammy aroma

  2. Covered in jam.

    a child's jammy fingers

  3. Containing jam.

    a jammy dodger biscuit

  4. Lucky; especially undeservedly so.

    UK · colloquial
    jammy bastard
    jammy sod
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English jam Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jammy From jam + -y.

noun/ˈd͡ʒæm.i//ˈd͡ʒæːm.i/Australia

  1. A gun.

    slang

  2. A penis.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English jam Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jammy From jam + -y.

noun/ˈd͡ʒæm.i//ˈd͡ʒæːm.i/Australia

  1. Attributive form of jammies.

    attributive · form-of
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