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dama¹

Where it comes from

Compare Turkish dama, Northern Kurdish دامە (dame).

noun

  1. uncountable The game of Turkish draughts.

dama²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Chinese 大媽 /大妈 (dàmā, “paternal aunt”)

noun damas

  1. colloquial a rich Chinese middle-aged woman
  2. Hong Kong, broadly, colloquial, derogatory a spoilt tourist from China, usually a middle-aged woman; a Karen

DAMA³

phrase

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of discharged against medical advice

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"dama." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dama. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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dama. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dama

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"dama." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dama.

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@misc{dama_2026,
  title = {dama},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dama},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}