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yampy en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/ˈjæmpi/ (Southern-England) audio Meanings
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:
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yampy en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/ˈjæmpi/ (Southern-England) audio Meanings
(West-Midlands) Barmy; mad; daft.
Them ghallu, they're dead yampy—completely mad. 2012, Tad Williams, The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Bobby Dollar; 1):
Forms
Synonyms
insane · strange
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yampy en · NOUN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/ˈjæmpi/ (Southern-England) audio Meanings
(West-Midlands) A foolish person.
Forms
Synonyms
fool
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