English edit

Etymology edit

yam +‎ -less

Adjective edit

yamless (not comparable)

  1. Without a yam or yams.
    • 1974, Frederick Goodridge, "Of fermented malt and grain beverages", The Heights (Boston College), Volume LV, Number 13, 25 November 1974, page 11:
      Advice, merely. Beer is brewed from grain (cereal), malt, hops, yeast and water. It is full of starch and carbohydrates. Those who quaff more than a couple a week would find it wise (if their waistlines want worrying) to eliminate certain other sources of these elements from their diets: no morning Kellogg's, yamless meals, a saladal substitute for a sandwich.
    • 2000 November 22, Cathy Gant Hill, “Let Others Cook On Turkey Day”, in News & Record:
      If you don't feel like cooking this Thanksgiving, that's no reason to go hamless, yamless and - heaven forbid - Spamless.
    • 2011 November 23, David Freid, “Surviving the Thanksgiving Apocalypse”, in The Huffington Post:
      I was lucky with this one, as my roommate's girlfriend left me the aforementioned yams. She took care of this step for me. But if you find yourself yamless, get out and fill your home with a small reminder of the holiday.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:yamless.