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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From jam + -y.
Adjective
jammy (comparative jammier, superlative jammiest)
- Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.
- Covered in jam.
a child's jammy fingers
- (UK, colloquial, of a person) Lucky; especially undeservedly so.
jammy bastard
jammy sod
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Noun
jammy (plural jammies)
- (slang) A gun.
- (US, slang) A penis.
1992, Ice Cube (lyrics and music), “It Was A Good Day”, in The Predator:I felt on her big fat fanny / Pulled out the jammy and killed the punanni
Etymology 2
Noun
jammy
- attributive form of jammies
2002, Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau, “Time-Busters: Sleep Deprivation, Separation Difficulties, and Other Problems That Steal Hours from Your Day”, in Secrets of the Baby Whisperer for Toddlers, Random House, section “To Catch a Thief: Neil’s Story”, pages 243–244:“[…] I start pleading, ‘Come here.... Please put your jammy top on.... Let me finish dressing you.’ “At last, I’ve got the pajama top over his head, and he starts yelling, ‘Ouch! ouch!’
2009, Nicole Young, chapter 12, in Kiss Me If You Dare: A Patricia Amble Mystery, Revell, page 103:Blue cotton jammy bottoms poked out beneath a fastidious white terry robe.