gummy
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Meaning · English
Thick; fat.
Register: archaic, slang
Where it’s used:
Used
American English
Examples
Probably, in times gone by, when flowing gowns were seldom worn in England, some fashionable dame of high degree, having splay feet, or gummy ankles, might have put them under cover.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “gummy” mean?
Thick; fat.
Is “gummy” formal or informal?
gummy is generally archaic, slang.