jammy

[ jam-ee ]

/ ˈdʒæm i /

adjective, jam·mi·er, jam·mi·est.

British Informal. very lucky.

British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable: He has a jammy job.

covered or filled with jam: jammy doughnuts.

tasting like or having the consistency of jam: a sweet and jammy wine that tastes like cooked berries;jammy soft-boiled eggs.

Origin of jammy

First recorded in 1850–55; apparently jam² + -y¹; compare the idioms to have jam on it “to have something easy”; real jam, pure jam “something easy or pleasant”

Words nearby jammy

jammies, jammin', jamming, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, jammy, Jamnagar, jam nut, jamoke, jam-pack, jam-packed

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Example sentences from the Web for jammy

I can't put it down, all jammy, on the clean napkin on the tray.
The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere|Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart
It ain't quite our up-to-date kibosh, o' course, but the way as that Sam chewed the rag was just jammy.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 12, 1895|Various
Many thanks, my pretties, many thanks for thus embracing me with this jammy accolade.
The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere|Charles de Coster
He was succeeded by his eldest son James, afterwards known as Jammy Lowther.
The Vale of Lyvennet|John Salkeld Bland

British Dictionary definitions for jammy

jammy

/ (ˈdʒæmɪ) /

adjective -mier or -miest

covered with or tasting like jam

British slang luckyjammy so-and-sos!

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单词	jammy
释义	jammy [ jam-ee ] / ˈdʒæm i / adjective, jam·mi·er, jam·mi·est. British Informal. very lucky. British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable: He has a jammy job. covered or filled with jam: jammy doughnuts. tasting like or having the consistency of jam: a sweet and jammy wine that tastes like cooked berries;jammy soft-boiled eggs. Origin of jammy First recorded in 1850–55; apparently jam² + -y¹; compare the idioms to have jam on it “to have something easy”; real jam, pure jam “something easy or pleasant” Words nearby jammy jammies, jammin', jamming, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, jammy, Jamnagar, jam nut, jamoke, jam-pack, jam-packed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for jammy I can't put it down, all jammy, on the clean napkin on the tray. The Flaming Sword in Serbia and Elsewhere\|Mabel Annie Boulton Stobart It ain't quite our up-to-date kibosh, o' course, but the way as that Sam chewed the rag was just jammy. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, October 12, 1895\|Various Many thanks, my pretties, many thanks for thus embracing me with this jammy accolade. The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the land of Flanders and elsewhere\|Charles de Coster He was succeeded by his eldest son James, afterwards known as Jammy Lowther. The Vale of Lyvennet\|John Salkeld Bland British Dictionary definitions for jammy jammy / (ˈdʒæmɪ) / adjective -mier or -miest covered with or tasting like jam British slang luckyjammy so-and-sos! Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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