lumme

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interjection

Expressing surprise.

OriginFinnish Lumme →
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Meanings

lumme1

interjection

alternative lummy

  1. UKdatedExpressing surprise.

    In a spasm of uncontrollable excitement James sucked his teeth. "Lumme, it wouldn't 'alf go on the movies, would it?" he remarked. "Better than them Red Indians and things."

    1920, Herman Cyril McNeile, chapter 2, in Bulldog Drummond

Lumme2

proper nounLumme (plural Lummes)

plural Lummes

  1. A surname from Finnish.

Origin

lumme · interjection

From Lor' lumme, a corruption of Lord love me. Compare gimme.

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Lumme · proper noun

  1. FinnishLumme
  2. EnglishLumme

Borrowed from Finnish Lumme.

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Translations

Finnish Lumme
  • LummeTranslations
French Lumme
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“lumme.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumme. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lumme,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lumme.

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