yampy

Y4A1M3P3Y4
/ˈjæmpi/

noun

A vegetable, the Indian white yam.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

yampy1

nounyampy (plural yampies)

plural yampies

  1. A vegetable, the Indian white yam.

    He made sure to mention that when Miss Essie had dug up the yampies she kept only one for herself, and took all the others to the village shop to give to the villagers.

    1970, Jamaica Journal, volumes 4-5, page iii

yampy2

adjectiveyampy (comparative more yampy, superlative most yampy)

comparative more yampy · superlative most yampy

  1. West MidlandsBarmy; mad; daft.

    Them ghallu, they're dead yampy—completely mad.

    2012, Tad Williams, The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Bobby Dollar; 1)

    Synonyms: insane, strange

nounyampy (plural yampies)

plural yampies

  1. West MidlandsA foolish person.

    Synonyms: fool

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveBarmy; mad; daft.

nounA foolish person.

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