The meaning of Gammoned
Gammoned – definition
verbDefeat (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.
verbHoax or deceive (someone).
Usage examples:
You're gammoning me!
nounHam that has been cured or smoked like bacon.
Usage examples:
I ate a plateful of gammon, eggs, and chips
nounA 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
nounA 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…
nounNonsense; rubbish.
Usage examples:
‘that's gammon,’ he said, ‘how much real money did you stump up?’
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Word origin
early 18th century: origin uncertain; the term was first used as criminals' slang in give gammon to ‘give cover to a pickpocket’ and keep in gammon ‘distract a victim for a pickpocket’.
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