hammy
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[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -æmi
Etymology 1
[edit]Adjective
[edit]hammy (comparative hammier, superlative hammiest)
- Resembling or characteristic of ham.
- Amateurish; characterized by overacting.
- 2021 March 1, Carol Midgley, “McDonald & Dodds review – cheerful escapism and filth-free distraction”, in The Times[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.
Translations
[edit]amateurish; characterized by overacting
Noun
[edit]hammy (plural hammies)
- (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[2], 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.
- (US, Australia, New Zealand, chiefly sports, slang) A hamstring injury.
- 2000, Mark B. Andersen, Doing Sport Psychology[3], 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.
Alternative forms
[edit]Translations
[edit]hamstring injury
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]hammy (plural hammies)
Alternative forms
[edit]Translations
[edit](childish) hamster
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