Yammery

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Etymology 1.1.2 Pronunciation

English

Adjective

yammery

1. Any sort of over indulgence especially when dealing with sweets (candy, cookies, cola, yams).

   Quotations

   • When my mother entered my candy-wrapper-filled room she exclaimed "What is this yammery!"

Etymology

Derived from the scene in Invisible Man, a novel by Ralph Ellison, in which the narrator consumes yams voraciously.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /yăm'ə-rē