adjective General Slang

clemmed

· adjective · brummie

Starving, properly hungry.

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Starved — proper hungry, not just peckish. Old word with roots in Middle English 'clemmen' (to pinch or squeeze, as the stomach does when empty). Shared with Lancashire and parts of the North, but very much alive in the Black Country.

“Get the kettle on, I'm clemmed.”
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clemmed In A Sentence

Get the kettle on, I'm clemmed.

Origin & Usage

Variants clammedclemming

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