Definitions for gammon
ˈgæm əngam·mon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ham, jambon, gammonnoun

   meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

2. gammonnoun

   hind portion of a side of bacon

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gammonnoun

   A victory in the game of backgammon in which one player gammons another, i. e., the winner bears off all of his pieces before his opponent bears off any pieces; as, he won the match with three gammons in a row.

2. Gammonverb

   To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gammonnoun

   The lower or hind part of a side of bacon.

2. gammonnoun

   A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not taken a single stone; (also, rarely, backgammon, the game itself).

3. gammonnoun

   A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).

4. gammonnoun

   Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.

5. gammonverb

   To cure bacon by salting.

6. gammonverb

   To lash with ropes (on a ship).

7. gammonverb

   To deceive, to lie plausibly.

8. gammonverb

   To beat by a gammon (without the opponent taking a stone).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gammonnoun

   Etymology: gambone, Italian.

   1. The buttock of an hog salted and dried; the lower end of the flitch.

   Ask for what price thy venal tongue was sold:
   A rusty gammon of some sev’n years old. John Dryden, Juv. Sat.

   Gammons, that give a relish to the taste,
   And potted fowl, and fish, come in so fast,
   That ere the first is out, the second stinks. John Dryden, Pers.

   2. A kind of play with dice

   The quick dice,
   In thunder leaping from the box, awake
   The sounding gammon. James Thomson, Autumn.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. gammon

   Gammon is a term that can have various meanings: 1. A specific cut of ham that is cured, smoked, or both. It is typically a hind leg of pork that has been preserved or cured. 2. In British slang, it is often used to describe a type of rhetoric perceived as being concerningly passionate or intense about English nationalism or support for Conservative politics. 3. In the game of Backgammon, "gammon" refers to a victory in which the winner has removed all of their pieces from the board before the loser has removed any. The context in which the term is used will determine its specific meaning.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gammonnoun

   the buttock or thigh of a hog, salted and smoked or dried; the lower end of a flitch

2. Gammonverb

   to make bacon of; to salt and dry in smoke

3. Gammonnoun

   backgammon

4. Gammonnoun

   an imposition or hoax; humbug

5. Gammonverb

   to beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist has been able to get his "men" or counters home and withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon a person

6. Gammonverb

   to impose on; to hoax; to cajole

7. Gammonverb

   to fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of rope or chain, or by a band of iron

8. Etymology: [See 2d Game.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Gammon

   gam′un, n. (mostly coll.) a hoax: nonsense, humbug.—v.t. to hoax, impose upon.—ns. Gamm′oner; Gamm′oning. [A.S. gamen, a game.]

2. Gammon

   gam′un, n. the preserved thigh of a hog. [O. Fr. gambon—gambe, a leg.]

3. Gammon

   gam′un, n. (naut.) the lashing of the bowsprit.—v.t. to lash the bowsprit with ropes.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GAMMON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gammon is ranked #5428 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Gammon surname appeared 6,415 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Gammon.
   
   87.4% or 5,608 total occurrences were White.
   7.2% or 466 total occurrences were Black.
   2.2% or 141 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.7% or 115 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 47 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.5% or 38 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Bacon
   • Cut Of Pork

How to pronounce gammon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say gammon in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gammon in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gammon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=gammon
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=gammon
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Gammon
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=gammon
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gammon
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=gammon
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html