also: よだれもん
noun
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.
この新作スマホはまさによだれ物だ。
This new smartphone is really something to drool over.
彼女の手作りケーキはいつもよだれ物だよ。
Her homemade cakes are always drool-worthy.
Colloquial variant with もん; often used in casual speech.
Colloquial kanji-kana mix; rare.
涎 means 'drool' or 'saliva'; よだれ物 is a compound meaning something so attractive it makes you drool.
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.