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gam

1[gam]
–noun Slang.
a person's leg, esp. an attractive female leg.

Origin:
1775–85; prob. < Polari < It gamba leg; see jamb 1

gam

2[gam] noun, verb, gammed, gam⋅ming.
–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)
3. (of whales) to assemble into a herd or school.
4. Nautical. (of the officers and crews of two whaling vessels) to visit or converse with one another for social purposes.
5. Eastern New England. to participate in a gam or social visit.

Origin:
1840–50, Americanism; perh. dial. var. of game 1
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gam 1   (gām)   
n.  
  1. A social visit or friendly interchange, especially between whalers or seafarers.

  2. A herd of whales or a social congregation of whalers, especially at sea. See Synonyms at flock1.

v.   gammed, gam·ming, gams

v.   intr.
To hold a visit, especially while at sea.
v.   tr.
  1. To visit with.

  2. To spend (time) talking or visiting.


[Perhaps short for gammon2 or variant of game1.]
gam 2   (gām)   
n.   Slang
A person's leg.

[Probably from Polari (theatrical argot), from Italian gamba, from Late Latin, hoof; see gambol.]
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
GAM
gay Asian male
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