Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jammy

/ˈd͡ʒæːm.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.38 in modern English

Syllables: jam-my
IPA: /ˈd͡ʒæːm.i/

19

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.

adj

Covered in jam.

adj

Containing jam.

adj

Lucky; especially undeservedly so.

British usage; Colloquial

noun

A gun.

Slang

noun

American usage; Slang

noun

Attributive form of jammies.

Example Sentences

"a jammy aroma"
"a child's jammy fingers"
"a jammy dodger biscuit"
"jammy bastard"
"jammy sod"
"I got the jammy loaded in one hand."

Etymology

Etymology tree English jam Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jammy From jam + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈd͡ʒæːm.i/

Usage

British usage
Colloquial
Slang
American usage

Inflected Forms

jammier (comparative) jammiest (superlative) jammie (alternative) jammies (plural)

Derived Forms

jammily jamminess

Phrases

jammy Arab jammy dodger eye jammy

Rhymes With

miami grammy sammy tammy sami whammy double whammy triple whammy mammy hammy damme chamois

Questions

How do you pronounce jammy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈd͡ʒæːm.i/.
What does jammy mean?: Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.
Where does jammy come from?: Etymology tree English jam Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English jammy From jam + -y.

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