Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stummy

/ˈstʌm.i/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stum-my
IPA: /ˈstʌm.i/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The stomach, tummy.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

""Poor Stummy [which playful Term means Stomach], he gits Sick.""
"'I like my little stummy,' he had once frankly observed, on being rallied on his devotion to the delicacies of the table."
"One little Cowes boy,/ His “stummy” felt so bad;/ Fennings gave him but one dose,/ And that settled the —/ Confound it! Our pen has suddenly become prosaic again; neither “ stomach-ache” nor “ bowel complaint ” will rhyme to “bad,” and we ..."
"I'm so soft (pointing to herself) in my stummy."
"I sucked my stummy in some and replied, […]"

Etymology

Originally a clipping of stomach + -y. Now seen as a blend of stomach and tummy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: y

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

stummies (plural)

Derived Forms

tummy

Frequently Paired Words

stommy

Rhymes With

dummy mummy yummy tummy gummy crummy rummy scummy indian rummy brummie scrummy plummy

Questions

How do you pronounce stummy?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstʌm.i/.
What does stummy mean?: The stomach, tummy.
Where does stummy come from?: Originally a clipping of stomach + -y. Now seen as a blend of stomach and tummy.

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