Jucy Lucy

noun

A cheeseburger with the cheese inside the meat instead of on top, resulting in a melted core of cheese, invented and popular in Minnesota.

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Meanings

nounJucy Lucy (plural Jucy Lucys)

plural Jucy Lucys · alternative Juicy Lucy

  1. USA cheeseburger with the cheese inside the meat instead of on top, resulting in a melted core of cheese, invented and popular in Minnesota.

Origin

Various unsupported theories, but apparently from juicy and the name Lucy, chosen for the rhyme (and respelled accordingly).

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APA

Jucy Lucy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jucy%20Lucy

MLA

“Jucy Lucy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jucy%20Lucy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jucy Lucy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jucy%20Lucy.

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