hammy
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.55 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Resembling or characteristic of ham.
adj
name
A diminutive of the male given name Hamilton.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "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."
- "He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning."
- "“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.”"
- "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."
Etymology
From ham + -y.
Usage
- Australian usage
- New Zealand usage
- American usage
- Slang
- Informal