yampy
English
Etymology 1
Noun
yampy (plural yampies)
- A vegetable, the Indian white yam.
- 1970, Jamaica Journal (volumes 4-5, page iii)
- He made sure to mention that when Miss Essie had dug up the yampies she kept only one for herself, and took all the others to the village shop to give to the villagers.
- 1970, Jamaica Journal (volumes 4-5, page iii)
Etymology 2
Adjective
yampy (comparative more yampy, superlative most yampy)
- (West Midlands) Barmy; mad; daft.
- 2012, Williams, Tad, The Dirty Streets of Heaven (Bobby Dollar; 1):
- Them ghallu, they're dead yampy—completely mad.
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Synonyms
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:fool
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