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hammy¹

Rhymes with -æmi

adjective hammier · hammiest

  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.
  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

hammy²

Rhymes with -æmi

noun hammies · hammie

  1. Australia, New Zealand, US, slang The hamstring. He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning.
  2. Australia, New Zealand, US, slang A hamstring injury. A: I′m only just getting fully fit now after that hammy [hamstring tear].

hammy³

Rhymes with -æmi

noun hammies · hammie

  1. childish, informal A hamster.

Hammy⁴

proper noun

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Hamilton.

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adj amateurish; characterized by overacting

Françaiscabotin
Deutschübertrieben, überdreht

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@misc{hammy_2026,
  title = {hammy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hammy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}