gam

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nounSlang.
  1. a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.

Origin of gam

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1775–85; probably <Polari <Italian gamba leg; see jamb1

Other definitions for gam (2 of 2)

gam2
[ gam ]

noun
  1. a herd or school of whales.

  2. Eastern New England, Nautical. a social meeting, visit, or the like, as between whaling vessels at sea.

verb (used without object),gammed, gam·ming.
  1. (of whales) to assemble into a herd or school.

  2. Nautical. (of the officers and crews of two whaling vessels) to visit or converse with one another for social purposes.

  1. Eastern New England. to participate in a gam or social visit.

Origin of gam

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An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; perhaps dialectal variant of game1

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British Dictionary definitions for gam (1 of 2)

gam1

/ (ɡæm) /


noun
  1. a school of whales

  2. nautical an informal visit between crew members of whalers

  1. NZ a flock of large sea birds

verbgams, gamming or gammed
  1. (intr) (of whales) to form a school

  2. nautical (of members of the crews of whalers) to visit (each other) informally

  1. (tr) US to visit or exchange visits with

Origin of gam

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C19: perhaps dialect variant of game 1

British Dictionary definitions for gam (2 of 2)

gam2

/ (ɡæm) /


noun
  1. slang a leg, esp a woman's shapely leg

Origin of gam

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C18: probably from Old Northern French gambe or Lingua Franca gambe; see jamb

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