• GAM
adj. 1. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. – lame, crooked, deformed; disabled, injured, sore; of an eye: wavering, uncertain
adj. 2. Bk1900 Sc. – of teeth: overlapping and twisted, irregular
n. 1. 1724 Sc. – the mouth
n. 2. 1785 UK sl. – the leg; orig. applied to a crippled leg, later to a woman’s leg
n. 3. 1808 Sc. – a tooth, esp. a large and squint tooth
n. 4. 1843 Sc. – the lips, jaw
n. 5. 1850 – a herd or school of whales
n. 6. 1850 – a social meeting of whalers at sea
n. 7. 1859 US sl. obs. – stealing
n. 8. 1888 sl. obs. – gameness, pluck
n. 9. 1903 UK sl. – a gambler
n. 10. 1931 US sl. – a talk; conversation, discussion
n. 11. 1954 UK sl. – an act of oral sex
n. 12. 2000s Aust. sl. – a tampon, a sanitary towel
vb. 1. 1851 US sl. – to engage in conversation; to make a call; to have a chat
vb. 2. 1866 Sc. obs. – to cause the teeth to become crooked or out of line
vb. 3. 1889 – of whales: to gather together and form a ‘gam’ or school
vb. 4. 1890 – of whalers: to meet and hold intercourse with the crew of another ship
vb. 5. 1893 UK sl. obs. – to steal
vb. 6. 1910 UK sl. – to perform oral sex
vb. 7. 1920s African-American sl. – to boast, to show off
vb. 8. 1980s US college sl. – to kiss
vb. 9. 1989 Irish sl. – to pretend
• GAMA
vb. M19 sl. – to perform oral sex, esp. fellatio
• GAMACK
n. 1849 Sc. obs. – a stride
• GAMAHOOSH
vb. M19 sl. – to perform oral sex, esp. fellatio
• GAMAHOUCH
vb. M19 sl. – to perform oral sex, esp. fellatio
• GAMAHUCHE
n. 1865 UK sl. – an act of oral sex
vb. 1865 sl. – to perform oral sex on
• GAMAHUCHERY
n. L19 Brit. sl. – penilingism (the use of the tongue or lips to stimulate the penis)
• GAMALEERIE
adj. 1. 1808 Sc. obs. – of clumsy build, tall, raw-boned, lean, and long-necked; hence, awkward, gawky
adj. 2. 1825 Sc. – foolish
n. 1. 1880 Sc. – a foolish, clumsy person; an old dotard
n. 2. B1900 Sc. – a tall, raw-boned, awkward female
• GAMALERIE
n. 1818 Eng. dial. obs. – playfulness, fun, frolic
• GAMALIAN
n. c1440 obs. – a chameleon
• GAMAR
n. 1777 Eng. dial. – an old woman; a grandmother; the mistress of the house, good-wife; also used as a term of address
• GAMARAMUS
n. 1849 Sc. obs. – a fool, a nitwit
• GAMAREERIE
adj. 1880 Sc. – foolish
n. 1880 Sc. – a foolish, clumsy person
• GAMAROOSH
n. L19 Brit. sl. – penilingism (the use of the tongue or lips to stimulate the penis)
vb. M19 sl. – to perform oral sex, esp. fellatio
• GAM AROUND
vb. 1980s US college sl. – to kiss
• GAMARUCHE
n. L19 Brit. sl. – penilingism (the use of the tongue or lips to stimulate the penis)
vb. 1865 sl. – to perform oral sex on
• GAMASHES
n. 1684 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a kind of leggings or gaiters, worn to protect the legs from mud and wet
• GAMASHINS
n. 1822 Sc. obs. – a kind of leggings or gaiters of worsted or other material
• GAMASHONS
n. 1684 Sc. – a kind of leggings or gaiters, worn to protect the legs from mud and wet
• GAMAWDLED
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – slightly intoxicated
• GAMAWOW
n. 1825 Sc. obs. – a fool
• GAMB
n. 1. L18 sl. – a leg, esp. a female leg
n. 2. 1808 Sc. – a tooth, esp. a large and squint tooth
n. 3. L19 US sl. – a gambler
n. 4. 20C sl. – an act of fellatio
• GAMBA
n. 1607 obs. rare – the leg of a horse
• GAMBADE
n. 1. 1821 – a prank, freak, frolic
n. 2. 1823 – a leap or bound of a horse
vb. 1827 Sc. obs. – to prance, to strut, to march jauntily
• GAMBADERS
n. 1814 Sc. obs. – a kind of leather gaiters or shield used by horsemen to protect their legs from mud
• GAMBADO
n. 1. 1820 – a bound or spring of a horse
n. 2. 1857 – any sudden and fantastic action
n. 3. 1859 – a fantastic movement, as in dancing or leaping about; a caper
vb. 1829 – to prance, to caper
• GAMBADOES
n. 1814 Sc. obs. – a kind of leather gaiters or shield used by horsemen to protect their legs from mud
• GAMBAGE
n. 1. 1663 obs. – a bound or spring of a horse
n. 2. 1940 Trinidad and Tobago – showing off
• GAMBED
adj. a1661 obs. rare – having legs
• GAMBER
n. 1895 Eng. dial. – of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg
• GAMBETTER
vb. L19 sl. – to deceive, to hoax
• GAMBLE
n. 1998 UK rhyming sl. (Gamble and Procter) – a doctor
vb. 1. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to deceive, to play a trick upon; to ‘gammon’
vb. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to toss or spin a coin in gambling
• GAMBLE AND PROCTOR
n. 1998 UK rhyming sl. – a doctor
• GAMBLER
n. 1. 1735 UK sl. – a confidence trickster who drops a supposedly valuable object, as a ring, wallet, etc., and rather than claim it for himself, persuades a passerby to buy it from him
n. 2. 19C sl. – a sharper, a tricking gamester
• GAMBLER’S BANKROLL
n. 1986 US sl. – a bankroll consisting of a large-denomination note on the outside of a number small-denomination notes
• GAMBLER’S ROLL
n. 1986 US sl. – a bankroll consisting of a large-denomination note on the outside of a number small-denomination notes
• GAMBLING
n. 1738 UK sl. obs. – money-dropping
• GAMBO
n. 1954 UK sl. – an act of oral sex
• GAMBOISED
adj. 1834 – quilted, padded
• GAMBOL
adj. 1597 obs. – sportive, playful
n. 1. 1503 obs. rare – the bound or curvet of a horse
n. 2. 1581 obs. – a toy, a plaything
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a somersault
vb. 1. 1507 obs. rare – of a horse: to bound
vb. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to climb
vb. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to turn a somersault
• GAMBOLIER
n. M19 US sl. – a gambler
• GAMBOLLER
n. 1587 obs. rare – one who performs antics
• GAMBON
n. 1486 obs. – the ham or haunch of a swine
• GAMBONE
n. a1529 – the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham
• GAMBREL
n. 1746 Eng. dial. – of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg
• GAM-CASES
n. 1. 1781 sl. – stockings
n. 2. 19C Brit. sl. – trousers; breeches
• GAMDIDDLE
vb. L19 sl. – to cheat
• GAME
adj. 1. L17 sl. – of women: promiscuous
adj. 2. 1790 Sc. & Eng. dial. – lame, crippled, crooked, deformed; disabled, injured, sore; of an eye: wavering, uncertain
adj. 3. 1805 UK sl. – dishonest; mixed up with or belonging to the underworld
adj. 4. 1821 sl. – whorish, engaged in prostitution
adj. 5. E19 sl. – of an animal: cantankerous
adj. 6. E19 sl. – of men: cunning, villainous
adj. 7. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – injured
adj. 8. 1990s US college sl. – attractive
adj. 9. 20C US colloq. – pert. to someone who is willing to copulate
int. 1997 US sl. – used for expressing that enough is enough
n. 1. c1230 obs. – amorous sport or play
n. 2. c1250 obs. – jest, as opposed to ‘earnest’; also, a joke or jest
n. 3. 1482 obs. – a flock or herd of animals kept for pleasure
n. 4. 1562 obs. – an object of ridicule; a laughingstock
n. 5. L16 UK criminals’ sl. – a group of prostitutes, esp. in a brothel
n. 6. L16 UK criminals’ sl. – sexual intercourse
n. 7. 1676 UK sl. – booty; the proceeds of a robbery
n. 8. 1698 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – dupes
n. 9. 17C Brit. sl. – women; prostitutes in general; any woman considered solely as a sexual object
n. 10. M17 UK criminals’ sl. – the world of prostitution
n. 11. L17 sl. – a fool, a simpleton, esp. a victim
n. 12. 1725 UK sl. obs. – a whore, a lewd woman
n. 13. 1738 UK sl. – any criminal or illicit livelihood or vocation; any trick or device with sinister design
n. 14. 1739 UK sl. – crime as a profession
n. 15. 1811 sl. obs. – any mode of robbing
n. 16. 1824 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. – courage, pluck, spirit, endurance
n. 17. 1839 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a trick, dodge; generally in plural
n. 18. 1877 sl., orig. US – a calling, business, or interest
n. 19. 19C sl. – any form of negative activity, as deception, fooling around
n. 20. M19 sl. – an amusing incident, a piece of fun, a lark
n. 21. M19 US sl. – a situation, a state of affairs
n. 22. 1950s sl. – expert ability at a particular skill; knowledge; power or influence in a particular industry or environment
n. 23. 1958 UK sl. – a romantic or sexual relationship outside your primary relationship
n. 24. 1960s US sl. – money, possessions
n. 25. 1967 UK sl. – a conventional attitude
n. 26. 1975 US sl. – an attempt to con
n. 27. 1976 US sl. – a person’s style, visual and oral
n. 28. 1980s sl. – any variety of unconventional sexual play, as sado-masochism
n. 29. 1997 US sl. – an athlete’s style and ability
n. 30. 1999 US sl. – sex appeal
n. 31. 2000s US criminals’ sl. – benefits or gains that, while illegally obtained, are seen as worth the poor reputation such actions might engender
n. 32. 2001 US sl. – an interest in the opposite sex
vb. 1. c1000 obs. exc. Eng. dial. – to play, to sport, to jest; to amuse oneself; also, to indulge in amorous play
vb. 2. a1300 obs. – to amuse, to please, to give pleasure to
vb. 3. 1698 UK sl. obs. – to befool, to jeer at, to mock, to delude
vb. 4. 1818 UK sl. obs. – to wink at or encourage theft
vb. 5. 1865 Eng. dial. – to pretend, to sham
vb. 6. 1897 Eng. dial. – to gamble
vb. 7. 1963 US sl. – to deceive, to mislead, to trick
vb. 8. 1988 US sl. – to flirt, to woo
• THE GAME
n. 1. M17 sl. – sexual intercourse
n. 2. L17 sl. – cock-fighting
n. 3. 1898 sl. – prostitution
n. 4. 19C sl. obs. – thieving
n. 5. E19 criminals’ sl. – robbery
n. 6. M19 nautical sl. – slave-trading
n. 7. 1950s African-American sl. – deception, trickery
n. 8. 1950s African-American sl. – courting the desired person with Black slang talk
n. 9. 1950s African-American sl. – the sophisticated, streetwise person’s lifestyle
n. 10. 1950s African-American sl. – drug-dealing
n. 11. 1976 US sl. – the criminal lifestyle
• GAME AND GLEE
n. a1200 obs. – amusement, delight, fun, mirth, sport
• GAME AS A BADGER
adj. 1910s US sl. – very enthusiastic, raring to go, eager
• GAME AS A MEAT ANT
adj. L19 Aust. sl. – very brave
• GAME AS AN ANT
adj. L19 Aust. sl. – very brave
• GAME AS A PEBBLE
adj. 1831 sl. – extremely courageous; ready for anything, having staying power; often used of horses
• GAME AS A PISS-ANT
adj. 1945 sl. – brave from the effects of alcohol
• GAME AS GOATS
adj. L19 Aust. sl. – very brave
• GAME AS HORNETS
adj. L19 Aust. sl. – very brave
• GAME AS NED KELLY
adj. 1930s Aust. sl. – plucky, courageous, willing to go up against overwhelming odds
• GAME AS PEBBLES
adj. M19 sl. – extremely courageous, raring to go
• GAME AT
vb. 1621 obs. – to make fun of, to deride
• GAMEBALL
adj. 1910s Irish sl. – excellent, first-rate
• GAME BOY
n. 2000s sl. – a football supporter who looks for fights with rival supporters
• GAME-COCK
n. 19C Brit. sl. – a whoremonger; a womanizer, a philanderer
• GAME COVE
n. 19C sl. – an associate of thieves
• GAME FACE
n. 1. 1972 US sl. – in sports: a serious expression and demeanour reflecting complete concentration on the competition at hand
n. 2. 1980s African-American sl. – one’s public face
• GAMEFUL
adj. 1. c1205 obs. – joyful, playful, sportive, jesting
adj. 2. 1610 obs. – abounding in game
adj. 3. 1704 obs. – fond of field sports
• GAMEFULLY
adv. 1387 obs. – playfully, jestingly
• GAMEGALL
n. 1577 obs. – a satirical retort
• GAME-GOBLIN
n. a1400 obs. – a sprite that plays pranks at night
• THE GAME IS AFOOT
phr. 1598 – something exciting has started or is about to start; the process is underway
• THE GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE
phr. 1860 – the object is not worth the labour, effort, or pains required to obtain it; the result will not pay for the trouble
• GAMELESS
adj. 1983 US sl. – unskilled
• GAMELING
adj. 1594 obs. – playing games
n. 1598 obs. – playing games
prep. 1894 Eng. dial. – romping about
• GAMELY
adj. 1. a1000 obs. – theatrical
adj. 2. c1425 obs. – sportive, merry
adv. 1. c1000 obs. – artfully, deceitfully
adv. 2. a1300 obs. – blithely, joyfully, playfully, excellently
• GAME-MAN
n. 1340 obs. – ? a jester, a joker
• GAMENER
n. 1509 obs. – a gamester, a player, a gambler
• GAME OFF
vb. 1960s sl., orig. US – to act deceitfully, to manipulate; to get an advantage over someone by underhand means
• GAME OF NAP
n. 1. 1976 UK rhyming sl. – a cap
n. 2. 1992 UK rhyming sl. for ‘crap’ – an act of defecation; excrement
• GAME ON
int. 1. 1980s sl. – an exclamation of excitement or anticipation, usually about a possible sexual conquest or when a night out or drinking session is arranged
int. 2. 1980s sl. – an exclamation of triumph at having sorted out initial arrangements
vb. 1960s sl., orig. US – to act deceitfully, to manipulate; to get an advantage over someone by underhand means
• GAME OVER!
int. 1997 US sl. – used for expressing that enough is enough
• GAME-PAW
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a game leg
• GAME-PLAYER
n. 1552 obs. – an athlete or actor
• GAME PUBLICAN
n. 19C sl. – a publican who affects not to notice the breaking of the law
• GAME PULLET
n. 1788 UK sl. obs. – a young prostitute, or forward or promiscuous girl in the way of becoming one
• GAMER
n. 1. c1620-30 obs. – a gamester; an athlete
n. 2. 1887 nonce use – one who hunts game; a sportsman
n. 3. 1975 sl. – a pimp; a confidence trickster; one who lives by their wits; a person engaged in swindles and hustles as a way of life
n. 4. 1977 US sl. – an athlete who can always be counted on for a gritty, all-out effort
n. 5. 1977 US sl. – a video game or role-playing game enthusiast
n. 6. 1990s US college sl. – one who is willing to take a challenge
• GAMERACUS
n. 1923 Sc. obs. – a clown or clumsy fellow
• GAMERAMUS
n. 1849 Sc. obs. – a fool, a nitwit
• GAME RAT
n. 1878 Sc. – the weasel
• GAME REFUGE
n. 1962 US sl. – any institution where traffic violators who are under pursuit are free from further pursuit once they pass the gates
• GAME ROOM
n. 1960s sl. – in sado-masochistic sex: a torture chamber
• GAMES
n. 2003 UK rhyming sl. (Games and Sports) – warts
• GAMES AND SPORTS
n. 2003 UK rhyming sl. – warts
• GAMESOME
adj. 1. c1350 – frolicsome, merry, playful, sportive
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – forward, dissolute
adj. 3. 1909 Sc. – gamy, having the appearance and taste of game which is high
• GAMESOMELY
adv. 1601 – playfully, sportively
• GAMESTER
n. 1. 1581 obs. – a player at any game; also, an athlete
n. 2. 1596 obs. rare – an actor
n. 3. 1598 obs. – a merry, frolicsome person
n. 4. 1601 obs. – one addicted to amorous sport; a lewd person, whether male or female; a prostitute
n. 5. L17 sl. – a mistress
n. 6. E18 sl. – a pimp
n. 7. 1880 obs. – one who looks after a ‘game’ of swans
• GAME-STOCK
n. 1940s W. Indies sl. – a risible figure; a laughingstock
• GAMESTRESS
n. 1651 – a female gamester or gambler
• GAMESTRY
n. 1599 obs. – the practice of gaming
• GAME ‘UN
n. c1840 UK sl. – a person, esp. a man, living dishonestly, as a burglar, swindler, etc.
• GAME-WATCHER
n. 1894 Sc. – a gamekeeper
• GAME WOMAN
n. L18 sl. – a prostitute
• GAMEY
adj. 1. L17 sl. – of women: promiscuous
adj. 2. 1844 – spirited, plucky; showing fight to the last
adj. 3. 1848 – abounding in game; of a sportsman: bent upon game
adj. 4. 1863 – addicted to hunting
adj. 5. 1863 – having the flavour of game that has been kept till it is ‘high’; strong-tasting
adj. 6. Bk1942 Amer. sl. – excellent; first-rate
n. 1866 Sc. – a familiar name for a gamekeeper
• GAMEY EYE
n. 1995 Irish sl. – a tendency to flirt
• GAMF
adj. 1740 Sc. obs. – playful, sportive
n. 1. 1824 Sc. obs. – an idle, meddling person
n. 2. 1825 Sc. – a buffoon, a fool; an empty-headed fellow who makes a great deal of noisy mirth; a fool, or one who wishes to seem so
n. 3. Bk1900 Sc. – the act of snatching like a dog
vb. 1. 1805 Sc. – to eat greedily, to devour, to gulp
vb. 2. 1825 Sc. obs. – to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly
vb. 3. Bk1900 Sc. – to mock, to mimic
vb. 4. Bk1900 Sc. – to gape
• GAMFERGREYGLES
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – orchids
• GAMFERT
adj. 1825 Sc. – flowery, bespangled, adorned
• GAMFLE
vb. 1808 Sc. – to idle, to dally; to neglect one’s work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic, to trifle
• GAMFRAL
n. 20C sl. – a fool, a buffoon
• GAMFREL
n. a1758 Sc. obs. – a fool; a forward, presumptuous person
• GAMFRIL
n. 20C sl. – a fool, a buffoon
• GAMFUL
n. 20C sl. – a fool, a buffoon
• GAMICAL
adj. 1660 obs. – pertaining to marriage or to a husband; marital
• GAMIE
n. 1842 Sc. – a gamekeeper
• GAMIN
n. 1840 – a neglected boy, left to run about the streets
• GAMING
adj. 1552 obs. – sportive, jocular
n. 1. c1510 obs. – the act or habit of playing at games of change for stakes; gambling
n. 2. 1587 obs. – the celebration of games; an athletic or musical contest
n. 3. L19 African-American sl. – playing a confidence trick or otherwise manipulating another
• GAMISH
adj. 1. 1865 Eng. dial. – playful, frolicsome, sportive
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – of meat, etc.: high, somewhat tainted, ‘gamey’
• GAM IT
vb. 19C UK criminals sl. – to walk, to run; to run away
• GAM-LEGGED
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – having crooked legs
• GAM’LESOME
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – frolicsome, sportive
• GAM’LIN-STICKS
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – the game of cricket
• GAMMA DELTA IOTA
n. 2000 US sl. – a college student who is not a fraternity or sorority member; a notional fraternity or sorority comprised of students who don’t belong to fraternities or sororities
• GAMMAT
n. 1. 1950s S. Afr. sl. – a Cape Malay, a Coloured person
n. 2. 1950s S. Afr. sl. – the stereotypical Cape Malay, esp. as the subject of jokes
• GAMMEL
n. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a slut
• GAMMELOST
n. 1866 Sc. obs. – old cheese
• GAMMER
n. 1. 1575 – a rustic title for an old woman; it corresponds to ‘gaffer’ for a man
n. 2. 1777 Sc. & Eng. dial. – a grandmother; the mistress of the house, good-wife; also used as a term of address
n. 3. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – a gambler
vb. 1. 1788 Eng. dial. – to idle, to trifle, to gossip; to saunter, to dawdle
vb. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to deceive, to gammon
• GAMMER ABOUT
vb. 1788 Eng. dial. – to idle, to trifle, to gossip; to saunter, to dawdle
• GAMMER AWAY
vb. 1788 Eng. dial. – to idle, to trifle, to gossip; to saunter, to dawdle
• GAMMEREERIE
adj. 1880 Sc. – foolish
n. 1880 Sc. – a foolish, clumsy person
• GAMMEREL
n. 1746 Eng. dial. – of persons: the leg, thigh, small of the leg
• GAMMERSTAGS
n. 1. 1570 Sc. – a tall, awkward person, usually a woman
n. 2. 1788 Eng. dial. – a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl
• GAMMERSTANG
n. 1. 1570 Sc. – a tall, awkward person, usually a woman
n. 2. 1788 Eng. dial. – a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl
• GAMMERSTEL
n. 1788 Sc. – a rude, wanton girl; an idle, loose girl; a foolish girl
• GAMMET
n. 1. 1865 Eng. dial. – fun, frolic, sport; a game, joke, whim, trick
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – nonsense, slang
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to play, to frolic, to amuse oneself; to play off practical jokes; to deceive, to hoax, to take in
• GAMMETTING
n. 1873 Eng. dial. – frolicking, whims, tricks, pranks
• GAMMETY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – frolicsome, fond of games
• GAMMISH
adj. 1865 Eng. dial. – playful, frolicsome, sportive
• GAMMLE
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to toss or spin a coin in gambling
• GAMMO
vb. 1910s sl. – to perform oral sex
• GAMMOCK
n. 1819 Eng. dial. – a game, jest, piece of fun; a joke, a trick, a prank; rough play; also, fun, frolic, foolish sport
vb. 1. 1854 chiefly Eng. dial. – to frolic, to romp, to lark about, to play pranks
vb. 2. 1863 Eng. dial. – to gossip, to idle; to potter, to walk about aimlessly
vb. 3. 1876 Eng. dial. – to go feasting and frolicking from place to place
• GAMMOCKING
adj. 1. 1842 Eng. dial. – full of antics, posing, striking absurd attitudes
adj. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – awkward, loose-jointed, shambling in walk
n. 1. 1839 Eng. dial. – gossiping, idling
n. 2. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – rough horseplay; playing about in a foolish manner
• GAMMOCKS
n. 19C sl. – unrestrained, noisy activities
• GAMMOCKY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – wild, full of tricks
• GAMMON
int. 1827 – humbug! fudge!
n. 1. 1486 obs. – the ham or haunch of a swine
n. 2. a1529 – the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham
n. 3. 1718 UK sl. obs. – the accomplice of a pickpocket; he who so jostles the prospective victim that the actual thief can possess easily of his booty
n. 4. 1720 UK sl. obs. – the assistance rendered to a pickpocket by his accomplice(s)
n. 5. 1730-46 rare – the game of backgammon
n. 6. 1756 Sc. obs. – a leg, thigh of a person
n. 7. 1777 UK sl. obs. – the accomplice of a shoplifter (‘the lift’) who diverts the attention of the shopkeepers while the theft is being effected
n. 8. 1781 – talk, chatter
n. 9. 1781 UK sl. – insincere or exaggerated talk, ridiculous nonsense suited to deceive simple persons; humbug or flattery, rubbish, lies
n. 10. 1797 UK sl. obs. – the language of cant
n. 11. 1825 Sc. obs. – of an animal: the foot
n. 12. 1869 Eng. dial. – a joke, trick; play, sport, merriment
n. 13. 1969 US drug culture sl. – one microgram; the unit of measurement for LSD doses
n. 14. 1990s sl. – the vagina
vb. 1. 1700 obs. – to cheat at play in some particular way
vb. 2. 1753 UK sl. obs. – to render the assistance of an accomplice to a pickpocket
vb. 3. 1789 UK sl. obs. – to speak criminal slang or cant
vb. 4. 1789 colloq. – to talk plausibly or persuasively
vb. 5. 1812 – to feign, to pretend
vb. 6. 1812 colloq. – to stuff with ridiculous nonsense; to flatter, to humbug, to deceive, to hoax
vb. 7. 1888 Eng. dial. – to joke, to sport, to play; to tease amicably
• GAMMON AND JALAP
n. E19 sl. – nonsense, rubbish, humbug
• GAMMON AND PATTER
n. 1. 1781 UK sl. obs. – plausible talk, verbose chatter, ‘jaw’
n. 2. 1789 UK sl. obs. – the language of cant
n. 3. L18 sl. – any form of jargon or professional slang
n. 4. 1889 UK sl. obs. – a meeting; a conference
• GAMMON AND PICKLES
n. E19 sl. – nonsense, rubbish, humbug
• GAMMON AND SPINACH
n. 1. 1781 UK sl. obs. – plausible talk, ‘jaw’
n. 2. E19 sl. – nonsense, rubbish, humbug
• GAMMOND
n. 1. 1486 obs. – the ham or haunch of a swine
n. 2. a1529 – the bottom piece of a flitch of bacon, including the hind leg; also, a smoked or cured ham
• GAMMONER
n. 1. E19 sl. – one who covers for an accomplice
n. 2. 1812 sl. – one who talks nonsense or exaggerates; a liar; one who tells deceitful tales
n. 3. 1821 UK sl. – the accomplice of a pickpocket
n. 4. 1821 colloq. – one who deceives
• GAMMONING
adj. 1802 UK sl. obs. – counterfeit, false, pretended, feign
• GAMMONING ACADEMY
n. 1889 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – a reformatory for juvenile criminals
• GAMMONING COVE
n. 1828 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – a swindler; a confidence trickster
• GAMMONING THE DRAPER
phr. E19 sl.- ‘when a man is without a shirt, and is buttoned up close to his neck, with merely a handkerchief round it, to make an appearance of cleanliness, it is termed, gammoning the draper’
• GAMMON LUSHY
vb. 1812 sl. – to pretend to be drunk or sick
• GAMMON ON A NOSE
vb. 1827 UK sl. obs. – to decoy a person into a quiet corner
• GAMMON QUEER
vb. 1812 sl. – to pretend to be drunk or sick
• GAMMON RASHER
n. 1974 UK rhyming sl. for ‘smasher’ – a superlative, first-rate, or excellent thing
• GAMMONS
n. 1825 Sc. – the feet of an animal, often those of pigs
• GAMMON THE TWELVE
vb. L18 UK criminals’ sl. – to gain an acquittal in court; the implication is that the defendant has managed to fool the jurymen, to deceive the jury
• GAMMON THE TWELVE IN PRIME TWIG
vb. 1812 UK criminals’ sl. – to gain an acquittal in court; the implication is that the defendant has managed to fool the jurymen; to deceive the jury
• GAMMONTS
n. 1825 Sc. – the feet of an animal, often those of pigs
• GAMMOTTY
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – of cheese: ill-flavoured
• GAMMUL
vb. 1825 Sc. – to gobble up, to eat ravenously
• GAMMY
adj. 1. c1740 UK criminals’ sl. – bad
adj. 2. 1879 Eng. dial. & sl. – lame; disabled through injury or pain; injured
adj. 3. 1884 Eng. dial. – good-for-nothing, idle, blundering
adj. 4. 1889 theatrical sl. – old, ugly
adj. 5. M19 sl. – spoilt, useless, second-rate
adj. 6. B1900 Amer. – ill-tempered
adj. 7. B1900 Eng. dial. – of a road: dirty, muddy
adj. 8. B1900 Eng. dial. – sticky
adj. 9. 1979 UK sl. – inferior, of low quality
n. 1. 1812 UK criminals’ sl. – cant or criminal language
n. 2. L19 Aust. sl. – a fool
n. 3. B1900 Eng. dial. & sl. – a nickname for a lame person
n. 4. B1900 Eng. dial. – a grandmother
• GAMMY CHANT
n. 1997 Irish sl. – a bad situation
• GAMMY GEAR
n. 1979 UK sl. – inferior goods
• GAMMY LEG
n. M19 sl. – a lame leg
• GAMMY LOUR
n. 1839 UK criminals’ sl. – counterfeit coin
• GAMMY MONICKER
n. 1851 UK criminals’ sl. – a forged signature
• GAMMY STUFF
n. 1839 UK criminals’ sl. – spurious soap or medicine
• GAMMY VENDOR
n. 1857 UK criminals’ sl. obs. – one who makes a very inferior soap and sells it as ‘Windsor Soap’ and who, while at a house, purloins spoons or anything else within easy reach; one who sells bad goods
• GAMMY VIAL; GAMMY VILLE
n. 1859 UK tramps’ sl. obs. – a town where the police will not let persons beg or hawk
• GAMNER
n. 1. 1509 obs. – a gamester, a player, a gambler
n. 2. 1567 obs. – an athlete
• GAMO
n. 1880 Sc. – a foot
vb. 1910s sl. – to perform oral sex
• GAMOMANIA
n. 1885 – an obsessive desire to make strange and extravagant marriage proposals
• GAM ON
vb. 1940s Irish sl. – to pretend, to make out that
• GAMON’D
adj. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – plucky, courageous, ‘game’
• GAMOND
n. 1500-20 Sc. obs. – a gambol, or leaping movement in dancing
• GAMOON
vb. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – to roam about
• GAMOOSH
n. 1988 US sl. – a fellow
• GAMOT
n. 1998 UK sl. – heroin; morphine
• GAMP
adj. 1724 Sc. obs. – playful, sportive
n. 1. 1864 – a woman resembling Mrs. Gamp; a monthly nurse or sick nurse of a disreputable class (Mrs. Sarah Gamp was a monthly nurse in Dickens’ Martin Chuzzlewit, who carried a large cotton umbrella)
n. 2. 1864 Brit. sl. – an umbrella, esp. one tied in a loose untidy way
n. 3. Bk1900 Sc. – an idle, meddling person, an interfering busybody; a buffoon, an empty-headed, noisy fellow
n. 4. Bk1900 Sc. – the act of snatching like a dog
n. 5. 1923 Sc. – the opening of the throat; also, the mouth
vb. 1. 1746 Sc. obs. – to gape widely
vb. 2. 1805 Sc. – to eat greedily, to devour, to gulp
vb. 3. 1825 Sc. – to be foolishly merry, to laugh loudly; to mock, to mimic
vb. 4. 1923 Sc. – to stutter
• GAMPH
n. 1. 1825 Sc. – the act of snatching like a dog
n. 2. 20C sl. – a fool, a buffoon
vb. 1. 1746 Sc. obs. – to gape widely
vb. 2. 1805 Sc. – to eat greedily, to devour, to gulp
vb. 3. 1825 Sc. obs. – to be foolishly merry; to laugh loudly
• GAMPHER’D
adj. 1825 Sc. – of embroidery: flowery, bespangled, adorned
• GAMPHLE
vb. 1808 Sc. – to idle, to dally; to neglect one’s work from foolish merriment; to act foolishly like lads and lasses at a fair; to frolic
• GAMPHREL
n. 1728 Sc. – a fool; a stupid or senseless fellow; a blockhead
• GAMPHRELL
n. 1800 Sc. – a fool; a forward, presumptuous person
• GAMPISH
adj. 1863 – of an umbrella: like Mrs. Gamp’s, loosely tied up, bulging
• GAMPY
adj. 1. 1923 Sc. – over-large, having many bare, empty spaces
adj. 2. 1925 Sc. – gaping
• GAMS
n. 1. a1500 Sc. – large teeth, tusks
n. 2. 1721 Sc. – the gums
vb. 1908 Sc. – to behave in a rude, reckless manner, making rough movements
• GAMSE
n. 1929 Sc. – of a dog: a playful snap
vb. 1929 Sc. – of a dog: to make a snap at one in place, to bite playfully
• GAMSIN’
adj. 1908 Sc. – romping, boisterous
• GAMSTER
n. 1. 1721 Sc. obs. – a player in a game
n. 2. c1920 Sc. – a giddy, irresponsible or frivolous woman
• GAMSTERRIE
adj. 1844 Sc. – perverse, insubordinate, unmanageable, unruly
• GAMSY
adj. 1. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – sticky
adj. 2. 1929 Sc. – long-jawed; with projecting lower jaw
• GAMUT
n. 1865 Eng. dial. – fun, frolic, sport; a game, joke, whim, trick
• GAMY
adj. 1. 1844 – spirited, plucky; showing fight to the last
adj. 2. 1848 – abounding in game; of a sportsman: bent upon game
adj. 3. M19 sl. – lame, crippled
adj. 4. 1863 – addicted to hunting
adj. 5. 1863 – having the flavour of game that has been kept till it is ‘high’; strong-tasting
adj. 6. Bk1900 Eng. dial. – playful, frolicsome, sportive
adj. 7. a1961 chiefly US – scandalous; indecent
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