The meaning of Gammon

noun

Ham that has been cured or smoked like bacon.

Usage examples:

I ate a plateful of gammon, eggs, and chips

noun

A middle-aged or older white man with conservative, traditionalist views, stereotypically characterized as having a red or flushed complexion.

Usage examples:

They had a discussion with some gammon who thinks climate change is a lie

noun

A victory in backgammon (carrying a double score) in which the winner removes all their pieces before the loser has removed any.

Usage examples:

Earlier we mentioned briefly the possibility of gammons and backgammons, where the winner wins twic…

noun

Nonsense; rubbish.

Usage examples:

‘that's gammon,’ he said, ‘how much real money did you stump up?’

verb

Defeat (an opponent) with a gammon.

Usage examples:

I now roll a real caffeine-rush, high-velocity 5-5, closing him out, and gammoning him for the match.

verb

Hoax or deceive (someone).

Usage examples:

You're gammoning me!

noun

Meat taken from the back leg or side of a pig and preserved with smoke or salt; a type of ham

Usage examples:

This gammon is delicious., he helped himself to a slice of gammon., he's just an old gammon stuck i…