gammon
IPA: gˈæmʌn
noun
- A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
- (backgammon) A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.
- (rare) Backgammon (the game itself).
- (nautical) A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
- (dated) Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.
- (neologism, derogatory, UK) A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.
- (Ireland) the Shelta or Cant language of the Irish Travelling Community.
verb
- To cure bacon by salting.
- (backgammon) To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).
- To lash with ropes (on a ship).
- (colloquial, dated, transitive) To deceive; to lie plausibly to.
adjective
- (Queensland, Northern Territory) Pretending; joking.
Examples of "gammon" in Sentences
- I removed the circular link to gammon.
- Most respectful guests are treated to gammon and shank.
- Dr. Gammon built this unit with the Presbytery's blessing.
- The most respected guests are treated to gammon and shank.
- The No 69 used the same all ways fuze as the Gammon grenade.
- Dr. Gammon retired in 1994 after fifteen years of service to VPC.
- Gammon is not discussing the name of the united party at this point.
- TD Gammon found that the more conservative play of 24 23 was superior.
- This AfD started with the argument that Gammon might be a diploma mill.
- 'Ha!' said the King, 'you dare to say "gammon" to your Sovereign, do you?
- Fried eggs are often served with ham or gammon steak as a popular pub grub meal.
- I observed, "Well, I must say you 'gammon' through very well, for I always think you are one of the easiest speakers of the day."
- She got high and mighty, and I told her I was old enough to be her grandfather and that I wouldn't take gammon from a chit like her.
- But, of course, reader, you know that 'gammon' flourishes in Peru, amongst the silver mines, as well as in some more boreal lands that produce little better than copper and tin.
- Mr. Stiggins began to sigh in a dismal manner, he plainly evinced his disapprobation of the whole proceedings, by sundry incoherent ramblings of speech, among which frequent angry repetitions of the word 'gammon' were alone distinguishable to the ear.
- The general impression seemed to be, that as an explanation of Mr Gregsbury's political conduct, it did not enter quite enough into detail; and one gentleman in the rear did not scruple to remark aloud, that, for his purpose, it savoured rather too much of a 'gammon' tendency.
- Lay in a large stock of "gammon" and pennyroyal -- carefully strip and pare all the tainted parts away, when this can be done without destroying the whole -- wrap it up in printed paper, containing all possible virtues -- baste with flattery, stuff with adulation, garnish with fictitious attributes, and a strong infusion of sycophancy.
- The elder Mr. Weller observed these signs and tokens with many manifestations of disgust, and when, after a second jug of the same, Mr. Stiggins began to sigh in a dismal manner, he plainly evinced his disapprobation of the whole proceedings, by sundry incoherent ramblings of speech, among which frequent angry repetitions of the word 'gammon' were alone distinguishable to the ear.