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jammy

[ jam-ee ]

adjective

jammier, jammiest.
  1. British Informal. very lucky.
  2. British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable:

    He has a jammy job.

  3. covered or filled with jam:

    jammy doughnuts.

  4. 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

/ ˈdʒæmɪ /

adjective

  1. covered with or tasting like jam
  2. slang.
    lucky

    jammy so-and-sos!

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word 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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Example Sentences

Actress Kate Beckinsale recited a reimagined Lord's Prayer, saying "give this day our jammy win and forgive us for criticising your tactics".

From BBC

A buttery, toasty baguette is topped with a few jammy eggs, some tangy, salty white anchovies, and a pile of freshly chopped parsley and finished with a sprinkling of slightly spicy Aleppo pepper.

From Salon

Aguirre has taught Jay the correct pronunciation of many French perfume names and has put him on to all-time favorites, like Jeroboam’s Oriento, a jammy rose patchouli with a sparkling saffron top note.

The compote thickens as it cools, turning jammy and satiny.

THE TASTE-TEST: Storyville Coffee’s website calls the roast on its beans “a full-city medium for full-bodied flavor with no bitterness,” promising “delightfully nutty and jammy fruit notes along with hints of dark chocolate and caramel.”

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