Meanings
yampy1
plural yampies
- 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
comparative more yampy · superlative most yampy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA foolish person.
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