Re: Jammy
Posted by bob on October 11, 2002 In Reply to: Re:
Jammy posted by TheFallen on October 11, 2002
: : Does anyone
know where the expression adjective "jammy" comes from. I'm not sure how widely
it's used but means lucky - as a kid it was lengthened to "jammy dodger" which
is a biscuit - any ideas?
: Jammy is by now a slightly quaint and archaic slang
term that's exclusively British, I believe. It means as you rightly say "lucky"
- usually used in a tone of some grudging jealousy and/or admiration. It seems
to have stemmed from a British colloquial usage of the noun "jam", meaning something
easy. pleasant or fortunate - "money for jam" is clearly a related expression,
though again outmoded.
You're correct about it being exclusively British. It's
never heard here in the US.
- Re: Jammy Adrian 10/11/02
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