Meaning & use

scrumdiddlyumptious

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Extremely delicious or wonderful; a whimsical intensification of "scrumptious."

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The birthday cake was absolutely scrumdiddlyumptious.

Grandma's scrumdiddlyumptious pie disappeared within minutes.

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This playful coinage inserts "-diddly-" into "scrumptious," a pattern popularized by American humor and children's entertainment in the mid-20th century.

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