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- Dictionaryjammy/ˈdʒami/
adjective
- 1. covered with, filled with, or resembling jam: "a jammy doughnut"
- 2. lucky: informal British "you always were a jammy beggar when it came to women"
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JAMMY definition: 1. unfairly lucky: 2. very easy: 3. containing or consisting of jam: . Learn more.
JAMMY meaning: 1. unfairly lucky: 2. very easy: 3. containing or consisting of jam: . Learn more.
If you describe someone as jammy, you mean that they are very lucky because something good has happened to them, without their making much effort or deserving such luck. [British, informal] You'd think that at least he'd have the good grace to admit his blinding, jammy luck. Synonyms: lucky, favoured, charmed, fortunate More Synonyms of jammy.
British Informal. pleasant; easy; desirable: He has a jammy job. covered or filled with jam: jammy doughnuts. tasting like or having the consistency of jam: jammy soft-boiled eggs. a sweet and jammy wine that tastes like cooked berries; jammy soft-boiled eggs. / ˈdʒæmɪ / adjective. covered with or tasting like jam. slang. lucky. jammy so-and-sos!
(British English, informal) lucky, especially because something good has happened to you without you making any effort. ‘What did you get for Maths?’ ‘A.’. ‘You jammy bastard.’. Check pronunciation: jammy. Definition of jammy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
1. a. : to become blocked, wedged, or stuck fast. The line jammed and the boat hung useless. b. : to become unworkable when a movable part becomes blocked or stuck. the gun jammed. 2. : to force one's way into a restricted space. People continued to jam into the already crowded hall. 3.
1. To drive or wedge forcibly into a tight position: jammed the cork in the bottle. 2. To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on: jammed the brakes on. 3. a. To cause to become unworkable because a part is stuck: The wrinkled paper jammed the copying machine. b.
If you describe someone as jammy, you mean that they are very lucky because something good has happened to them, without their making much effort or deserving such luck. [ British , informal ] [...] More
jammy meaning, definition, what is jammy: lucky – used especially when someone has...: Learn more.
v. to press, squeeze, or push into a confined space; fill tightly: [ ~ + object (+ in/into + object)] He jammed his socks into a drawer. [ ~ + in/into + object] The commuters jammed into the packed subway car. to bruise or crush by squeezing:[ ~ + object] She jammed her hand in the door.
