hambone

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hambone

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From ham + bone.

noun hambones · ham-bone

The bone at the center of a ham Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility.
US, slang A ham; an eager or inferior performer HAMBONE — An unconvincing blackface dialectician.
Similar: ham, hamfatter, overactor, tear-cat
A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands
Similar: Juba dance
informal Four consecutive strikes.

verb hambones · hamboning · hamboned · ham-bone

intransitive To dance the hambone. “Walking, walking, walking -- Hambone break!”

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@misc{hambone_2026,
  title = {hambone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hambone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}