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hammy en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ham + -y.

Meanings

  1. Resembling or characteristic of ham.
    • Then again this is Mayfair. A big, rustling bowl of deep-fried squid with a salty chilli kick cost £7.50; a generous pile of jamon croquetas, the shells giving way to something creamy and intensely hammy within, was 50p less. 2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN:
  2. (figuratively) Amateurish; characterized by overacting.
    • Jack Crawford: I’m Special Agent Jack Crawford. I lead the Behavioral Science Unit. Will Graham: We’ve met. Jack Crawford: Yes, we had a disagreement about the museum when we opened it. Will Graham: I disagreed with what you named it. Jack Crawford: The Evil Minds Research Museum? Will Graham: It’s a little hammy, Jack. 2013 April 4, Hannibal, season 1, episode 1:
    • McDonald & Dodds is back, with episode one so deliberately hammy and meta that, technically, it should have been a complete horlicks. In one scene, when they were all hanging on to the balloon ropes, Mr Bean-like, to stop Jason Watkins flying away, it sort of was. 2021 March 1, Carol Midgley, “McDonald & Dodds review – cheerful escapism and filth-free distraction”, in The Times:

Forms

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hammier Degree=Cmp lexicographic
hammiest Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

hamminess · hammily

Translations (6)

fr cabotin (amateurish; characterized by overacting) · de übertrieben (amateurish; characterized by overacting) · de überdreht (amateurish; characterized by overacting) · cs šunkový (resembling ham) · pl szynkowy (resembling ham) · pl przesadny (amateurish; characterized by overacting)

hammy en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From ham + -y.

Meanings

  1. (Australia, New-Zealand, US, slang) The hamstring.
    • 2004, J. L. Roberts, Braggin' Rights: Fantasy Football Rewind 2004 (2003 Season Recap), AuthorHouse USA, page 83, A slow start and hammy injury were major contributors.
    • He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning. 1999, Melissa Lucashenko, Hard Yards, University of Queensland Press, page 129:
    • I've noticed that although cycling keeps me reasonably "cardio fit", I am losing general flexibility, e.g. when touching my toes. This is despite me stretching my quads, calves, and hammies during and after my training rides. 2003 June 10, Andrew Swan, “Good complementary exercise to cycling?”, in aus.bicycle (Usenet):
    • “A move like this would have been inpossible for me before yoga,” he said. “Flexibilty-wise, I was struggling. My hammies were tight, my groin was tight. My hips have really benefited.” 2003, John Capouya, Real Men Do Yoga: 21 Star Athletes Reveal Their Secrets for Strength, Flexibility and Peak Performance, page 150:
  2. (Australia, New-Zealand, US, slang) A hamstring injury.
    • A: I′m only just getting fully fit now after that hammy [hamstring tear]. 2000, Mark B. Andersen, Doing Sport Psychology, page 96:
    • Why he went back on after 3/4 time is beyond me. If he was trying to prove a point he has all season to do that not do your hammy in the first game. 2009 March 26, Phil, “So Cousins does a hammy”, in aus.sport.aussie-rules (Usenet):

Forms

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hammies Number=Plur lexicographic
hammie alternative lexicographic

hammy en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

From hamster + -y.

Meanings

  1. (childish, informal) A hamster.

Forms

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hammie alternative lexicographic
hammies Number=Plur lexicographic