hammy

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  • Rhymes: -æmi

Etymology 1

ham +‎ -y

Adjective

hammy (comparative hammier, superlative hammiest)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of ham.
  2. Amateurish; characterized by overacting.
    • 2021 March 1, Carol Midgley, “McDonald & Dodds review – cheerful escapism and filth-free distraction”, in The Times‎:
      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.
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Noun

hammy (plural hammies)

  1. (US, Australia, New Zealand, chiefly sports, slang) The hamstring.
    • 1999, Melissa Lucashenko, Hard Yards, University of Queensland Press, page 129:
      He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning.
    • 2003, John Capouya, Real Men Do Yoga: 21 Star Athletes Reveal Their Secrets for Strength, Flexibility and Peak Performance‎, page 150:
      “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 June 10, Andrew Swan, “Good complementary exercise to cycling?”, in aus.bicycle (Usenet):
      I've noticed that although cycling keeps me reasonably "cardio fit", I am losing general flexibility, e.g. when touching my toes. This is despite me stretching my quads, calves, and hammies during and after my training rides.
    • 2004, J. L. Roberts, Braggin' Rights: Fantasy Football Rewind 2004 (2003 Season Recap), AuthorHouse USA, page 83,
      A slow start and hammy injury were major contributors.
  2. (US, Australia, New Zealand, chiefly sports, slang) A hamstring injury.
    • 2000, Mark B. Andersen, Doing Sport Psychology‎, page 96:
      A: I′m only just getting fully fit now after that hammy [hamstring tear].
    • 2009 March 26, Phil, “So Cousins does a hammy”, in aus.sport.aussie-rules (Usenet):
      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.
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Etymology 2

hamster +‎ -y

Noun

hammy (plural hammies)

  1. (informal, childish) A hamster.
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