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Yummyandscrummy-childhoodtermsforthetasteoffood.IremeberusingthemwhenIwasakid.They'reactuallyquiteold-well,ahundredyearsorso-they'relate19thcentury-isthefirsttimeI'vefoundareferencetothemfrom'yum,yum'-'yummy'from'yum,yum'-first,referringtodeliciousfood,ofcourse,andthentoattractivepeople.Thatbecameausageinthe1990s,whichwasquitefashionableforawhile.Peopletalkedabout'yummymummies'-thatis,theperfectly-groomedwomanwhogoestoyugaclasses,staysslim,hascleanchildrenandhasafour-wheel-drive.Andotherusagescameintoo-'I'vegotaveryyummyjob',peoplemightsay,andrecently,Iheardsomebodytalkingaboutsomebodywhohadaveryyummyblogontheinternet-inthatsense,ismeans,sortof,delightfulandattractive,ratherthandelicious.
Well,'scrummy',anywaybecamemodelledon'yummy',Itdevelopedintheearly20thcenturysomeyearslater,again,originallywithreferencetofood–scrumptious,yousee,it'saderivationfromthatword,whichmeansdelicious.Peopletalkedabout'scrummycakes'and'scrummyrecipes',andthen,startedusingitasanadjectivetoo,morethan'yummy'did,youknow,'thatwasscrummy','thisisscrummiest'.Ihaveheared'yummier'and'yummiest',but'scrummier'and'scrummiest'seemstobemorecommon!Something'soundsscrummy'.Thereare'scrummyTVshows'now.Theword,evidently,hasmovedon.
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