Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Knowing; cute.
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- interjection Alternative form of
lumme .
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Examples
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Tommy treats his friend Walter to a railroad retrospective review of the good things in store -- recounting all the "lummy" things left yesterday; -- telling about the "nobby" Christmas tree Captain de Camp gave them -- though his ma 'did say it was "a pretty give!"
Christmas Comes but Once A Year Showing What Mr. Brown Did, Thought, and Intended to Do, during that Festive Season. John Leighton 1867
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The chemist – assistant puppy looked him up and down with a small grin as if to say, “Law – lummy, what a sight of a human scare – crow!”
Kangaroo 2004
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'Ad to saw an' saw, an 'w'en I all but' ad it, lummy! if they didn't send up a rocket wot bleedin 'near' it me in the
Kitchener's Mob Adventures of an American in the British Army James Norman Hall 1919
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'Oh, lummy, you talk as if I was going off to-night!
Echoes of the War 1898
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The Philippines is a chicken and pork lovers paradise (lechon ... lummy kaayo), but Manila has some truly amazing street markets stocked daily with fresh produce and vegetables.
Ask MetaFilter thegreatfleecircus 2010
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There was a moment's pause as we continued to look up, and then suddenly, in a perfect cockney accent, the paper boy said: "Coo, lummy, the impertinent bastards."
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Lorks a-lummy, I went proper bananas for a while, didn’t I?
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"'Lor lummy,' I said, 'wot is it?' for I was startled by the unexpectedness of the thing I saw.
The Tale of Lal A Fantasy Raymond Paton
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"'Lor lummy, if it ain't a bloomin' lion a-talking to me.
The Tale of Lal A Fantasy Raymond Paton
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"'Lor' lummy, don't I jist wish I was as big as you. '
The Tale of Lal A Fantasy Raymond Paton
oroboros commented on the word lummy
First rate and fabulous according to NPR's <i>Says You!</i>.
February 25, 2017