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jam·my
/
ˈdʒæm
i
/
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[
jam
-ee
]
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adjective,
jam·mi·er,
jam·mi·est.
British Informal.
1.
very lucky.
2.
pleasant; easy; desirable:
He has a jammy
job
.
Origin:
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
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jammy
(ˈdʒæmɪ)
—
adj
,
-mier
,
-miest
1.
covered with or tasting like jam
2.
slang
(
Brit
) lucky:
jammy so-and-sos!
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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