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yummy
yummy [ yúmmi ] (comparative yummier, superlative yummiest)


adjective 
Definition:
 
delicious: very appealing to taste or smell ( informal )

[Late 19th century. < yum, an imitation of the sound of smacking the lips]

yumminess noun
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