scrummy

adj

scrummy

adj

/ˈskɹʌmi/

Etymology Blend of scrumptious + yummy.

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UK, Childish, Colloquial Delicious.

  • Of course one did get some scrummy things to eat abroad, that cook did not, somehow, produce at home; and the people looked different […]1930, Ralph Hale Mottram, The English Miss:
  • There's an all day menu, with lots of fish dishes such as fish soup, tuna, and monkfish. Pudding might include a scrummy rosemary panacotta.2004, Alan Murphy, Scotland:
1 more example
  • After mopping up the last bits with my scrummy nan breads we settled down to watch the DVD of "The Two Towers" from "Lord of the Rings" […]2006, Julie Wilson, Our Spanish Winters:

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