also: よだれもん
very attractive thing; something to drool over
Colloquial expression for something so appealing it makes you drool, often used for food, gadgets, or desirable items. Usually written in kana or mixed kana-kanji.
This new smartphone is really something to drool over.
Her homemade cakes are always drool-worthy.
Kanji spelling using 涎 for 'drool'; less common but recognizable.
Full kanji spelling; rare and may be confused with other readings.
Colloquial variant with もん; often used in casual speech.
Colloquial kanji-kana mix; rare.
Compound of 涎 (よだれ, 'drool') and 物 (もの, 'thing'), literally 'drool thing'. The colloquial variant よだれもん uses the informal suffix もん.