an exclamation indicating pleasure or delight, as in anticipation of delicious food
adjectiveWord forms: -mier or -miest
2.
delicious, delightful, or attractive
Word origin
C20: from yum-yum, of imitative origin
yum-yum in American English
(ˈjʌmˈjʌm)
interjection
(used to express enjoyment or satisfaction, esp. in the taste of food)
Also: yum
Word origin
[1880–85]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, highball, impressionism, irredentist, regionalism
Examples of 'yum-yum' in a sentence
yum-yum
Three most frequent words in both report types were aitäh ‘thanks’, nämm-nämm ‘yum-yum’, and emme ‘mommy’.
Astra Schults, Tiia Tulviste 2015, 'The very first words of Estonian children: A comparison of two parental report types',Advances in Pediatric Researchhttp://www.apr-journal.com/archives/400. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)