YAMPY

Etymology 1

Noun

yampy (plural yampies)

A vegetable, the Indian white yam.

Etymology 2

Adjective

yampy (comparative more yampy, superlative most yampy)

(West Midlands) Barmy; mad; daft.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:insane

Noun

yampy (plural yampies)

(West Midlands) A foolish person.

Synonyms

See Thesaurus:fool

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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