yum

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yum

(yŭm)

interj.

1. Used to express appreciation of or eagerness for a tasty food or beverage.

2. Used to express appreciation for something attractive or to express eagerness for a pleasurable experience.

[Imitative.]

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yum

(jʌm)

interj

a variant of yummy

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yum-yum

(ˈyʌmˈyʌm)

also yum

interj.

(used to express enjoyment or satisfaction, esp. in the taste of food.)

[1880–85]

Translations

miam

yum

[jʌm] EXCL yum yum! → ¡ñam ñam!

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yum

[ˈjʌm] excl → miam
yum yum → miam-miam

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Paul, Gow Yum, and Chan Chi were to be paid was beyond him.

An' go ahead an' borrow that four hundred from Gow Yum. An' tell him you'll pay eight per cent.

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