gammon
noun
[ ˈɡamən ]
• ham that has been cured or smoked like bacon.
• "I ate a plateful of gammon, eggs, and chips"
• a middle-aged or older white man with conservative, traditionalist views, stereotypically characterized as having a red or flushed complexion.
• "they had a discussion with some gammon who thinks climate change is a lie"
Origin:
late 15th century (denoting the haunch of a pig): from Old Northern French gambon, from gambe ‘leg’.
gammon
noun
• a victory in backgammon (carrying a double score) in which the winner removes all their pieces before the loser has removed any.
gammon
verb
• defeat (an opponent) with a gammon.
Origin:
mid 18th century: apparently from Old English gamen or gamenian (see game1), with survival of the -n ending.
gammon
noun
• nonsense; rubbish.
• "‘That's gammon,’ he said, ‘how much real money did you stump up?’"
gammon
verb
• hoax or deceive (someone).
• "you're gammoning me!"
Origin:
early 18th century: origin uncertain; the term was first used as criminals' slang in give gammon to ‘give cover to a pickpocket’ and keep in gammon ‘distract a victim for a pickpocket’.
