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Yummo

adj.joyfulplayful

What it means

Delicious or especially appealing to taste.

Reach for it when offering exuberant Australian-influenced slang praise for food

The grilled peaches were smoky, sweet, and completely yummo.

Choose between these

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  • playful

    yummy

    when childlike friendly pleasure is appropriate

    not when Yummy may sound juvenile, while yummo has a more regionally slangy flourish.

  • everyday

    delicious

    when strong approval needs no slang

    not when Delicious is broadly usable and loses yummo's comic enthusiasm.

  • everyday

    tasty

    when pleasant flavor deserves moderate praise

    not when Tasty does not reach yummo's delighted intensity.

  • warm

    mouthwatering

    when aroma or appearance creates appetite

    not when Something can look mouthwatering before anyone knows whether it tastes good.

  • warm

    scrumptious

    when rich informal delight deserves emphasis

    not when Scrumptious is more decorative and often sounds old-fashioned.

  • literary

    delectable

    when refined pleasure suits polished prose

    not when Delectable is far more elegant than the deliberately casual yummo.

Said against

3
  • disgusting
  • bland
  • unappetizing

It naturally appears in

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  • absolutely yummo

    The smoky corn was absolutely yummo with lime.

  • look yummo

    Those berry tarts look yummo, but check which contain nuts.

  • taste yummo

    Simple beans can taste yummo with roasted garlic.

Where this comes from

Yummo is informal Australian slang and may sound affected outside a speaker's natural vocabulary.

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.