jammy

jammy
1) adj
British
enviably lucky, very fortunate. This common expression, which is particu-larly popular among schoolchildren (typically expressed in such phrases as 'jammy dodger', 'jammy bugger', 'jammy sod' or 'jammy bastard') marvel-ling at a fellow pupil's luck in escaping punishment, derives from the 19th- and early 20th-century colloquial sense of jam as reward, luxury, indulgence, etc.
2) jemmy
n
American
the penis. In its first form the word has been used by rappers, including Ice T. The derivation is unclear, but jam as verb and noun has been used to mean both 'penetrate' and 'semen' in earlier black street slang.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • jammy — UK [ˈdʒæmɪ] / US adjective Word forms jammy : adjective jammy comparative jammier superlative jammiest 1) covered and sticky with jam a jammy face 2) British very informal very lucky …   English dictionary

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