jammy

[ jam-ee ]

adjective

, jam·mi·er, jam·mi·est.

1. British Informal. very lucky.
2. British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable:

   He has a jammy job.

3. covered or filled with jam:

   jammy doughnuts.

4. tasting like or having the consistency of jam: jammy soft-boiled eggs.

   a sweet and jammy wine that tastes like cooked berries;

   jammy soft-boiled eggs.

jammy

/ ˈdʒæmɪ /

adjective

1. covered with or tasting like jam
2. slang.
   lucky

   jammy so-and-sos!

Word History and Origins

Origin of jammy¹

First recorded in 1850–55; apparently jam ² + -y ¹; compare the idioms to have jam on it “to have something easy”; real jam, pure jam “something easy or pleasant”

Example Sentences

Look for jammy, dark-berry fruit flavors and a hint of earth on a long, sweet-tasting finish.

From Washington Post

The simple yet profoundly satisfying combination of salty, sweet, creamy, and jammy on sliced bread delivers every time — and it’s as low-effort and low-cost as a sandwich gets.

From Eater

Quantum is opulent, jammy and velvety — the vinous equivalent of that joy you feel when picking berries and stuffing more in your mouth than in your basket.

From Washington Post

They slump and crinkle and release some excess moisture, turning into jammy little nuggets.

From Washington Post

If you plan on having steak one night, we’ve got a big jammy Aussie red to wash it down.

From Washington Post

Toasted cheese and hot jammy pastry were faithfully served to the ragged host—but with no breathless haste.

From Project Gutenberg

We received yours, and are glad to hear poor Jammy is recovered so well.

From Project Gutenberg

There's ir Jammy; he's as big a wastril as ever stare't up a lone.

From Project Gutenberg

It ain't quite our up-to-date kibosh, o' course, but the way as that Sam chewed the rag was just jammy.

From Project Gutenberg

He was succeeded by his eldest son James, afterwards known as Jammy Lowther.

From Project Gutenberg