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tummy

UK/ˈtʌ.mi/ US/ˈtʌmi/ fairly common slang us

noun

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Origin

Imitating a child's attempt to say stomach, via archaic colloquialism stummy. Compare twee and pasghetti for similar phonetic reductions.

Phrases

  • gyppy tummy
  • jiffy tummy
  • tummy button
  • tummy time
  • tummy tuck

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