Meanings
comparative scrummier · superlative scrummiest
- UKchildishcolloquialDelicious.
Of course one did get some scrummy things to eat abroad, that cook did not, somehow, produce at home; and the people looked different […]
1930, Ralph Hale Mottram, The English Miss2 more examples
There's an all day menu, with lots of fish dishes such as fish soup, tuna, and monkfish. Pudding might include a scrummy rosemary panacotta.
2004, Alan Murphy, ScotlandAfter mopping up the last bits with my scrummy nan breads we settled down to watch the DVD of "The Two Towers" from "Lord of the Rings" […]
2006, Julie Wilson, Our Spanish Winters
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Blend of scrumptious + yummy.
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scrummy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrummy
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