yampy

noun, adj — 3 senses

yampy

noun

/ˈjæmpi/

1

A vegetable, the Indian white yam.

He made sure to mention that when Miss Essie had dug up the yampies she kept only one for herself, and took all the others to the village shop to give to the villagers.1970, Jamaica Journal, volumes 4-5, page iii:

yampy

adj

1

West Midlands Barmy; mad; daft.

Them ghallu, they're dead yampy—completely mad.2012, Tad Williams, The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Bobby Dollar; 1):

Synonyms: insane, strange

yampy

noun

1

West Midlands A foolish person.

Synonyms: fool

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