hammy

hammy adjective: resembling or characteristic of ham.

Adjective

hammy (comparative hammier, superlative hammiest)

Resembling or characteristic of ham.
- Then again this is Mayfair. A big, rustling bowl of deep-fried squid with a salty chilli kick cost £7.50; a generous pile of jamon croquetas, the shells giving way to something creamy and intensely hammy within, was 50p less.2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN
(figuratively) Amateurish; characterized by overacting.
- Jack Crawford: I’m Special Agent Jack Crawford. I lead the Behavioral Science Unit.
  Will Graham: We’ve met.
  Jack Crawford: Yes, we had a disagreement about the museum when we opened it.
  Will Graham: I disagreed with what you named it.
  Jack Crawford: The Evil Minds Research Museum?
  Will Graham: It’s...2013 April 4, Hannibal, season 1, episode 1
- McDonald & Dodds is back, with episode one so deliberately hammy and meta that, technically, it should have been a complete horlicks. In one scene, when they were all hanging on to the balloon ropes, Mr Bean-like, to stop Jason Watkins flying away, it sort of was.2021 March 1, Carol Midgley, “McDonald & Dodds review – cheerful escapism and filth-free distraction”, in The Times

hammy (plural hammies)

(Australia, New Zealand, US, slang) The hamstring.
- He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning.1999, Melissa Lucashenko, Hard Yards, University of Queensland Press, page 129
- “A move like this would have been inpossible for me before yoga,” he said. “Flexibilty-wise, I was struggling. My hammies were tight, my groin was tight. My hips have really benefited.”2003, John Capouya, Real Men Do Yoga: 21 Star Athletes Reveal Their Secrets for Strength, Flexibility and Peak Performance, page 150
(Australia, New Zealand, US, slang) A hamstring injury.
- A: I′m only just getting fully fit now after that hammy [hamstring tear].2000, Mark B. Andersen, Doing Sport Psychology, page 96
- Why he went back on after 3/4 time is beyond me. If he was trying to prove a point he has all season to do that not do your hammy in the first game.2009 March 26, Phil, “So Cousins does a hammy”, in aus.sport.aussie-rules (Usenet)

hammy (plural hammies)

Hammy

خنزیر لحمی

From ham + -y.

From hamster + -y.

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What does hammy mean?: Hammy means resembling or characteristic of ham.
What is hammy in Urdu?: Hammy in Urdu is خنزیر لحمی. See Hammy meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is hammy?: Hammy can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.

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