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noun
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any of various bivalve mollusks, especially certain edible species. Compare quahog, soft-shell clam.
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Informal. a secretive or silent person.
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Slang. a dollar or the sum of a dollar: I only made 60 clams a week.
verb (used without object)
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to gather or dig clams.
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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clam up, Slang. to refuse to talk or reply; refrain from talking or divulging information: The teacher asked who had thrown the eraser, but the class clammed up.
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Word Origin & History
clam
c.1500, "bivalve mollusk," originally Scottish, from M.E. clam "pincers, vice, clamp," from O.E. clamm "bond, fetter," from P.Gmc. *klam-. Clambake is from 1835. Clam up is 1916, Amer.Eng., but clam was used in this sense as an interjection c.1350.
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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