hammyadj.

Brit.

/ˈhami/, U.S.

/ˈhæmi/

Etymology: < ham n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Characterized by the presence of ham. Also, resembling ham.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > pork > [adjective] > containing or resembling ham

hammy1861

1861 A. Wynter Our Social Bees 103 The eating-house connoisseur..ordered a slice of beef cut with a hammy knife.

1877 E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 413 It was a grand hit this—the introduction of the hammy taste.

2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a ham actor or ham acting. slang.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > over-acting

hammy1929

ham1935

hamming1946

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [adjective] > type of actor by performance

tear-cat1606

Roscian1607

buffo1789

stickish1810

Protean1871

glimmery1892

hammy1929

ham1935

pixilated1959

1929 T. Wolfe Look homeward, Angel (1930) xxvii. 367 With fat hammy sonority he welcomed them.

1933 D. Stanley & J. P. Maxfield Voice ii. iii. 80 In particular, the prolongation of the vowel sounds associated with the consonants m, n and l is cheap and ‘hammy’.

1946 Penguin New Writing 28 182 Toni..put on a hammy deep-in-thought act.

1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai vi. 106 His part..was..hammy enough, but Carson managed to ham it up a good deal further.

1973 ‘D. Jordan’ Nile Green xxxv. 171 Condon raised an eyebrow in a hammy attempt to be supercilious.

Derivatives

Hence (sense 2).

ˈhammily adv.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adverb] > over-acting

hammily1942

1942 Time 27 Apr. 61 The talented author..has told one of the most hackneyed of all sentimental yarns, and told it hammily.

1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 175/2 Rather hammily acted but extremely well sung.

1961 John o' London's 14 Sept. 307/1 The plot is hackneyed to the point of imbecility, the slapstick hammily archaic.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	hammy
释义	hammyadj. Brit. /ˈhami/, U.S. /ˈhæmi/ Etymology: < ham n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Characterized by the presence of ham. Also, resembling ham. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > pork > [adjective] > containing or resembling ham hammy1861 1861 A. Wynter Our Social Bees 103 The eating-house connoisseur..ordered a slice of beef cut with a hammy knife. 1877 E. S. Dallas Kettner's Bk. of Table 413 It was a grand hit this—the introduction of the hammy taste. 2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a ham actor or ham acting. slang. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > over-acting hammy1929 ham1935 hamming1946 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > actor > [adjective] > type of actor by performance tear-cat1606 Roscian1607 buffo1789 stickish1810 Protean1871 glimmery1892 hammy1929 ham1935 pixilated1959 1929 T. Wolfe Look homeward, Angel (1930) xxvii. 367 With fat hammy sonority he welcomed them. 1933 D. Stanley & J. P. Maxfield Voice ii. iii. 80 In particular, the prolongation of the vowel sounds associated with the consonants m, n and l is cheap and ‘hammy’. 1946 Penguin New Writing 28 182 Toni..put on a hammy deep-in-thought act. 1965 G. McInnes Road to Gundagai vi. 106 His part..was..hammy enough, but Carson managed to ham it up a good deal further. 1973 ‘D. Jordan’ Nile Green xxxv. 171 Condon raised an eyebrow in a hammy attempt to be supercilious. Derivatives Hence (sense 2). ˈhammily adv. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adverb] > over-acting hammily1942 1942 Time 27 Apr. 61 The talented author..has told one of the most hackneyed of all sentimental yarns, and told it hammily. 1958 Spectator 7 Feb. 175/2 Rather hammily acted but extremely well sung. 1961 John o' London's 14 Sept. 307/1 The plot is hackneyed to the point of imbecility, the slapstick hammily archaic. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1861
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