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hamfat

/ˈhamfat/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ham-fat
IPA
/ˈhamfat/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A black person.

American usage; Obsolete; Offensive; Slang

noun

Something average; a mediocre thing or person, especially a jazz musician.

American usage; Obsolete

noun

A low-grade actor; a ham or hamfatter.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From ham + fat.

Usage

Inflected Forms

hamfats (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hamfat?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhamfat/.
What does hamfat mean?
A black person.
Where does hamfat come from?
From ham + fat.

How to pronounce hamfat

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