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- [gam-ee]
- /ˈgæm i/
- /ˈɡæm.i/
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- [gam-ee]
- /ˈgæm i/
Definitions of gammy word
- adjective gammy disabled; lame: a gammy leg. 1
- noun gammy (of part of a person's body, especially the leg ) unable to function normally because of injury or chronic pain. 1
- adjective gammy crippled, lame 1
- adjective gammy (esp of the leg) malfunctioning, injured, or lame; game 0
- abbreviation GAMMY game2 0
- noun gammy (Colloquial) grandmother. 0
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Origin of gammy
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; orig. dial., perhaps < dialectal French; compare Normandy dial. gambier having bad legs, gambie lame, Middle French gambi bent, crooked, all ultimately derivative of Late Latin gamba; see jamb1
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Parts of speech for Gammy
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gammy popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gammy
adjective gammy
- sore — suffering bodily pain from wounds, bruises, etc., as a person: He is sore because of all that exercise.
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- uncomfortable — causing discomfort or distress; painful; irritating.
- aching — causing physical pain or distress: treatment for an aching back.
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