gammon

Meaning

Noun

A cut of quick-cured pork leg.

Verb

To cure bacon by salting.

Verb

To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).

Verb

To lash with ropes (on a ship).

Verb

To deceive; to lie plausibly to.

Adj

Pretending; joking.

Synonyms

ham

jambon

humbug

backgammon

hoax

leg of veal

circumvention

deceit

deceive

deception

delusion

eloquence

fake

fallacy

fraud

guile

gyp

chatter

beguilement

bilk

imposition

imposture

leg of mutton

jiggery pokery

lie

nonsense

rubbish

sham

spoof

swindle

swindling

talk

🗣️

trick

trickery

humbuggery

cheat

checkers

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæmən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English:

Cognate with French: jambon

In summary

From Middle English [Term?], from Old French gambon (compare modern French jambon (“ham”)), from gambe (“leg”), from Late Latin gamba, from Ancient Greek καμπή (kampḗ). Doublet of jambon and jamon.