(UK, dated) Expressing surprise.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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(UK, slang, obsolete) jolly, first-rate.
Lummy is a British slang term that's been used in two flavors. In one sense it means shrewd, knowing, or cute — describing someone who's got a sharp, canny quality about them. In its older, more obsolete British use, it meant jolly or first-rate — something that was simply top-notch and excellent. Both senses suggest a kind of sparkly, positive quality. The word has largely fallen out of everyday use, surviving mainly in historical fiction and the vocabulary of people who love vintage British slang.
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) Expressing surprise, anger, etc.
(slang) shrewd; knowing; cute.