gammock

English

Alternative forms

• gammick, gammik, gammuk, gammyk, gamock, gamalk, gammux, gommack

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *gammok, from Old English *gamnoc, *gamenoc (“little game, bit of fun”), equivalent to game +‎ -ock (diminutive suffix). Alternatively, perhaps from Old English *gamnecian, *gamenecian (“to frolic”), from Old English gamen (“sport, amusement”) + -(e)cian (frequentative suffix).

Noun

gammock (countable and uncountable, plural gammocks)

1. (UK, dialect, uncountable) Fun, sport, play, frolic.
2. (UK, dialect, countable) A joke, trick, prank.

Derived terms

• gammocky

Verb

gammock (third-person singular simple present gammocks, present participle gammocking, simple past and past participle gammocked)

1. (UK, dialect, intransitive) To romp, frolic, play pranks, lark about; to go partying from place to place.

See also

• gammet
• gammon