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ham-and-egger

ham-and-egger noun: a worthless or undesirable person.

Noun

ham-and-egger (plural ham-and-eggers)

  1. (derogatory) A worthless or undesirable person.
  2. (slang) A preliminary wrestler; a jobber.
  3. An ordinary person; a simpleton.
  4. A failed boxer; a tomato can.
    • Well, it's just that, you see, uh, I fight in clubs, you know, and uh, I'm really a ham-and-egger. This guy, he's the best, and uh, it wouldn't be such a good fight.1976 November 21, Rocky, spoken by Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone)

Forms of ham-and-egger

pluralham-and-eggers

Origin of ham-and-egger

From boxing, where a poor boxer would only win enough money to pay for meals; ham and egg + -er.

Questions about ham-and-egger

What does ham-and-egger mean?
Ham-and-egger means a worthless or undesirable person.
What part of speech is ham-and-egger?
Ham-and-egger is a noun.
What is the plural of ham-and-egger?
The plural of ham-and-egger is ham-and-eggers.

Words near ham-and-egger in the dictionary

  1. ham steak
  2. ham steaks
  3. Ham Street
  4. ham up
  5. ham wild
  6. ham-and-egger
  7. ham-and-eggers
  8. ham-and-eggs daisy
  9. ham-fisted
  10. ham-fistedly
  11. ham-handed

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