Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hambone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.65 in modern English

Syllables: ham-bone
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The bone at the center of a ham

noun

A ham; an eager or inferior performer

American usage; Slang

noun

A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands

noun

Four consecutive strikes.

Informal

verb

To dance the hambone.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility."
"HAMBONE — An unconvincing blackface dialectician."
"Ferrell is the ubiquitous hambone, an affably oblivious man-child prone to shirtless prancing onscreen."
"“Walking, walking, walking -- Hambone break!”"
"“♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone. Okay, hambone break's over. Back to the bedroom!” (motor whirring) “♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone ♪”"

Etymology

From ham + bone.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hambones (plural) ham-bone (alternative) hambones (present, singular) hamboning (participle, present) hamboned (participle, past) hamboned (past)

Synonyms

Juba dance ham hamfatter overactor tear-cat

Questions

What does hambone mean?: The bone at the center of a ham
Where does hambone come from?: From ham + bone.

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