JAMMY Definition & Meaning

jammy

[ jam-ee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

jammier, jammiest.

British Informal. very lucky.
British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable:
He has a jammy job.
covered or filled with jam:
jammy doughnuts.
tasting like or having the consistency of jam: jammy soft-boiled eggs.
a sweet and jammy wine that tastes like cooked berries;
jammy soft-boiled eggs.

jammy

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adjective

covered with or tasting like jam
slang.
lucky
jammy so-and-sos!

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of jammy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; apparently jam ² + -y ¹; compare the idioms to have jam on it “to have something easy”; real jam, pure jam “something easy or pleasant”

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If you like jammy yolks, aim for the shorter end of the range.

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They were quite jammy on their way to winning it last year - against Coventry in the semi-final for example - but were they actually jammy?

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We’d just come off being an arena band with one record, so we got a bit jammy because we had the time to fill.

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The yolk and the white set at different temperatures, which means cooking them to their individual best states — jammy but not runny, set but not rubbery — is often an exercise in compromise.

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Graham Potter's side were jammy when they beat Fulham last week, but I don't see them being lucky enough to beat Villa.

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