yummy

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Meaning · English

Ellipsis of yummy mummy.

Register: slang

Where it’s used: Used American English

Examples

The Yummies were the women who, next to the Starlets and Professional Have-It-Alls, Meredith envied most, and therefore half-despised. You could see them at the latte bars, drinking green tea smoothies, hoisting their fat-cheeked offspring from one hip to the other, comparing notes on washable diape

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 “yummy” mean?

Ellipsis of yummy mummy.

Is “yummy” formal or informal?

yummy is generally slang.