gammy

Meaning

Adj

1. Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
2. (obsolete, slang) Fake; counterfeit.
3. (obsolete, slang) Bad; unfavourable.

Noun

Grandmother.

Synonyms

aggrieved

fucked up

fucked-up

Translations

mank

gekränkt

verwundet

lahm

schädigte

verletzt

geschädigt

wund

nui

outragé

trahi

nuisîmes

nuie

blessait

injuriat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡæmi/

Etymology

Cognate with Old Provençal: gambi

Cognate with Old Provençal: gamba

Cognate with French: jambe

In summary

Origin obscure and uncertain. Possibly from the English dialectal (North Midlands) adjective game (“lame”), Welsh cam (“crooked”), or from Irish cam (“bent”), by way of Shelta. Compare also Old Occitan gambi (“lame, limping”), related to Old Occitan gamba (“leg”) (see also French jambe (“leg”), English gam (“leg”)).