gammie

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

gammie (comparative gammier, superlative gammiest)

1. Alternative spelling of gammy.
   • 1985, M. Dick, “The Street”, in Erch in Urchinage: Being Stories and Notes about the Town of Inverness from 1918 to 1939, Edinburgh: Albyn Press, →ISBN, page 15:

     Hugh, himself a graceful skater, even with his gammie hoof, would be on the pond hot foot from his round.

   • 1987 [a. 1936], Steele Rudd [pseudonym; Arthur Hoey Davis], edited by Richard Fotheringham, In Australia, or The Old Selection (UQP Drama), St Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Press, page 40:

     [[…] mary runs around the room. toby runs after her and forgets about his ankle again] / [Enter june] / june: Oh I see! So you can throw the gammie leg away when you like eh? / [toby limps again]

   • 2011, Michael Meighan, “Willie Logan, Me and the Kingston Bridge”, in Glasgow Smells Better, Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing, →ISBN, page 101:

     He was a rough Irishman pulling a gammie leg, but I was later to find out that he had a fierce reputation, he treated you fairly.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation +‎ -ie.

Noun

gammie (plural gammies)

1. Alternative spelling of gammy.
   • 2010 December 25, Marisa Lewis, “Cheers and Jeers”, in Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth, Tex., →ISSN, page 15A, column 3:

     Cheers: To the family that lives behind River Crest Country Club for the thousands of lights! My gammie takes me every year; this year Santa and Mrs. Santa were there!

   • 2017, Lori Rader-Day, The Day I Died: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: William Morrow, →ISBN, page 324:

     “Should-haves are like apologizing except no one’s listening, is what my gammie used to tell us,” Theresa said.

   • 2019, April Arrington, chapter 3, in Home on the Ranch: Tennessee Homecoming (Elk Valley, Tennessee; 3), Toronto, Ont.: Harlequin, →ISBN:

     “Because you’re afraid she’ll take us away? I heard Gammie say you don’t have a leg to stand on if she decides to—” / “Now, that’s about all I want to hear of what your gammie said or didn’t say.”