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nummie, also spelled nummy.
Noun. Good things to eat, particularly as distinguished from things to eat which are mostly good for you but not particularly tasty, flavourful nor appetizing.
There is a food shop of some sort in Des Moines, Iowa, called Nan's Nummies.
2. Adjective. Tasty, good to eat, flavourful, appetizing.
Nummy Muffin Cocoa Butter was the name of a radio program in Austin, Texas/ http://nummymuffincocoabutter.com/new/index2.html
3. Exclamation. Expressing pleasure upon eating something which tastes good, is delightful, pleasing to the palate.
There is an episode of The Simpsons in which Ned Flanders, their next-door neighbour, invites Homer to a barbecue. "Come on over and strap on the feed bag. We're going to fire up old Propane Elaine and put the heat on the meat! Nummy-nummy-num!"
Etymology unknown, perhaps related to yummie, also spelled yummy.
~The Old Padre's Dictionary of Words I Use Whether You Like Them or Not and What I Mean by Them (copyright pending).
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