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- [ham-bohn]
- /ˈhæmˌboʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ham-bohn]
- /ˈhæmˌboʊn/
Definitions of hambone word
- noun hambone (especially in vaudeville) a performer made up in blackface and using a stereotyped black dialect. 1
- noun hambone An inferior actor or performer, especially one who uses a spurious black accent. 1
- noun hambone a method of striking the body in order to provide percussion 0
- noun hambone (as modifier) 0
- noun hambone the bone of a ham (sense 4) 0
- noun hambone ham (sense 6) 0
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Origin of hambone
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55; ham1 + bone; cf. ham2
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Parts of speech for Hambone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hambone 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.
hambone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hambone
noun hambone
- star — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- artist — An artist is someone who draws or paints pictures or creates sculptures as a job or a hobby.
- character — The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- clown — A clown is a performer in a circus who wears funny clothes and bright make-up, and does silly things in order to make people laugh.
- player — Gary, born 1935, South African golfer.
Antonyms for hambone
noun hambone
- audience — The audience at a play, concert, film, or public meeting is the group of people watching or listening to it.
- fan — an enthusiastic devotee, follower, or admirer of a sport, pastime, celebrity, etc.: a baseball fan; a great fan of Charlie Chaplin.
- spectator — a weekly periodical (1711–12, 1714) issued by Joseph Addison and Richard Steele.
- director — a person or thing that directs.
- conductor — A conductor is a person who stands in front of an orchestra or choir and directs its performance.
Top questions with hambone
- how to hambone?
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- what to do with a hambone?
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