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Added 9 October 2026

tummy

/ˈtʌ.mi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tummy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Slang for a paunch.
An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion.

Origin

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

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