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bamma

/ˈbæmə/

bamma noun: an unstylish rural person; a hick.

Noun

bamma (plural bammas)

  1. (derogatory, African-American Vernacular) An unstylish rural person; a hick.
    • A lot of dudes that I knew at that time use to think that guys from Maryland was bammas but I didn't sleep on nobody because even a bamma can pull a trigger. I always knew that even if a guy was from cotton ball land, he could still do damage.2008, "A Blessing in Disguise", A Real Black Woman is the Closest Thing to God, page 44
    • Black didn't like them much. He said to me one day, “Stan, why do you hang around them bammas?” Bamma meant “country” or “slow” or something of that nature.2011, Stan Long, Black Bird Medley: The Transformation of a Gangster, page 16

Forms of bamma

pluralbammas
alternative formbama

Origin of bamma

Clipping of Alabama; compare Bama (“Alabama”).

Questions about bamma

What does bamma mean?
Bamma means an unstylish rural person; a hick.
What part of speech is bamma?
Bamma is a noun.
How do you pronounce bamma?
Bamma is pronounced /ˈbæmə/.
What is the plural of bamma?
The plural of bamma is bammas.

Words near bamma in the dictionary

  1. bamiyeh
  2. bamiyehs
  3. BAML
  4. bamlanivimab
  5. Bamler
  6. bamma
  7. bammas
  8. bammed
  9. bammer
  10. bammie
  11. bammier

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