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gammy

adj
/ˈɡæmi/

Etymology

Origin obscure and uncertain. Possibly from the English dialectal (North Midlands) adjective game (“lame”), Welsh cam (“crooked”), or from Irish cam (“bent”), by way of Shelta. Compare also Old Occitan gambi (“lame, limping”), related to Old Occitan gamba (“leg”) (see also French jambe (“leg”), English gam (“leg”)).

  1. derived from cam
  2. derived from cam

Definitions

  1. Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).

    • I have got a gammy leg, and can't walk far.
    • "With that gammy leg I wouldn't risk a bet against the chance of another accident on those stairs."

  2. Fake

    Fake; counterfeit.

    • A little bit of real lace would be fixed on this as in process of making, and a lot of "gammy" stuff, imitation lace, would be carried with it.

  3. Bad

    Bad; unfavourable.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Grandmother.

      • Had our beloved gammy lost it?

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA