Definitions for gamgæm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gam*gæm(n.)
a person's leg, esp. a woman's well-shaped leg.
Category: Sexuality, Status (usage)
* Slang..
Origin of gam:
1775–85; prob. < Polari < It gamba leg; see jamb
gamgæm(n.; v.)gammed, gam•ming.
(n.)a herd or school of whales.
a social meeting or visit between whalers.
Category: Dialect, Navy
(v.i.)(of whales) to assemble into a herd or school.
(of whalers) to participate in a gam.
Category: Nautical, Navy
Origin of gam:
1840–50, Amer.; perh. dial. var. of game1
Wiktionary
gam(Noun)
A collective noun used to refer to a group of whales; a pod.
gam(Noun)
A social gathering of whalers or other ships.
gam(Verb)
To make a social visit on another ship at sea.
gam(Noun)
A silly, foolish person.
Origin: From gamb. Alternative etymologies suggest that it may be of Polari origin possibly from .
Translations for gam
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gomAfrikaans
- صِمْغArabic
- лепилоBulgarian
- colaPortuguese (BR)
- lepidloCzech
- der KlebstoffGerman
- limDanish
- κόλλαGreek
- gomaSpanish
- kleepkummiEstonian
- چسبFarsi
- liimaFinnish
- colleFrench
- דֶבֶקHebrew
- चिपचिपा पदार्थHindi
- ljepiloCroatian
- ragasztó(szer)Hungarian
- lemIndonesian
- límIcelandic
- collaItalian
- にかわJapanese
- 수지(樹脂), 아교Korean
- klijaiLithuanian
- līmeLatvian
- gamMalay
- lijmDutch
- limNorwegian
- guma arabskaPolish
- چسبPersian
- سريښPashto
- colaPortuguese
- lipiciRomanian
- клейRussian
- lepidloSlovak
- lepiloSlovenian
- lepakSerbian
- klisterSwedish
- กาวThai
- zamk, tutkalTurkish
- 黏膠Chinese (Trad.)
- клейUkrainian
- گوندUrdu
- hồVietnamese
- 胶水Chinese (Simp.)
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