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gammock

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gam-mock
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fun, sport, play, frolic.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

A joke, trick, prank.

British usage; Countable

verb

To romp, frolic, play pranks, lark about; to go partying from place to place.

British usage; Intransitive verb

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *gammok, from Old English *gamnoc, *gamenoc (“little game, bit of fun”), equivalent to game + -ock (diminutive suffix). Alternatively, perhaps from Old English *gamnecian, *gamenecian (“to frolic”), from Old English gamen (“sport, amusement”) + -(e)cian (frequentative suffix).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gammocks (plural) gammick (alternative) gammik (alternative) gammuk (alternative) gammyk (alternative) gamock (alternative) gamalk (alternative) gammux (alternative) gommack (alternative) gammocks (present, singular) gammocking (participle, present) gammocked (participle, past)

Derived Forms

gammocky

Frequently Paired Words

gammet gammon

Questions

What does gammock mean?
Fun, sport, play, frolic.
Where does gammock come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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