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yumptious

adj

Etymology

Blend of yum + scrumptious.

  1. derived from *(s)ker-✻ — “to cut off”
  2. derived from *skrimpaną✻ — “to shrink”
  3. derived from *skrimpan✻
  4. derived from *scrimpan✻
  5. derived from schrimpen — “to shrivel up, wrinkle”
  6. borrowed from scrimp — “meager”
  7. suffixed as scrumptious — “scrimp + ious”
  8. compounded as yumptious — “yum + scrumptious”

Definitions

  1. delicious, yummy

    • ...it was an American soda fountain that knew how to produce yumptious milk shakes and the deadliest of sundaes.
    • Dinner from $3.25 includes fresh bread (baked daily), yumptious island soups...
    • Select two picnic foods you're famous for—say, your homemade lemonade and those yumptious chocolate-chip cookies—and make those for the picnic.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA