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go H.A.M.

go H.A.M. is the alternative spelling of go ham.

Meaning of go ham

Verb

go ham (third-person singular simple present goes ham, present participle going ham, simple past went ham, past participle gone ham)

  1. (intransitive, often, slang, with-on) To enter an enraged and uncontrollable state; to go berserk.
    • If you use her fabric scissors, she's going to go ham on you.
  2. (intransitive, often, slang, with-on) To do something with the maximum possible effort; to go all out.
    • My costume last Halloween was pretty lame, but this time I'm really going to go ham.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, ham.
    • Don't go ham on me. Don't go ham. I'm the whole works, and you know it. I'm just carrying you.1933, Ben Hecht, Gene Fowler, The Great Magoo: A Love-sick Charade in Three Acts and Something Like Eight Scenes, Recounting the Didoes of Two Young and Amorous Souls, who Nigh Perished when They...

Forms of go H.A.M.

third-person singular presentgoes H.A.M.
present participlegoing H.A.M.
pastwent H.A.M.
past participlegone H.A.M.

Questions about go H.A.M.

What is go H.A.M. the alternative spelling of?
Go H.A.M. is the alternative spelling of go ham.

Words near go H.A.M. in the dictionary

  1. go get 'em
  2. go Godwin
  3. go gold
  4. go great guns
  5. go green
  6. go H.A.M.
  7. go half and half
  8. go halfsies
  9. go halves
  10. go ham
  11. go hang

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