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
6- playful
when childlike friendly pleasure is appropriate
not when Yummy may sound juvenile, while yummo has a more regionally slangy flourish.
- everyday
when strong approval needs no slang
not when Delicious is broadly usable and loses yummo's comic enthusiasm.
- everyday
when pleasant flavor deserves moderate praise
not when Tasty does not reach yummo's delighted intensity.
- warm
when aroma or appearance creates appetite
not when Something can look mouthwatering before anyone knows whether it tastes good.
- warm
when rich informal delight deserves emphasis
not when Scrumptious is more decorative and often sounds old-fashioned.
- literary
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
3- 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.
- Wiktionary, English and Australian slang adjective sense: yummy or delicious opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.