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单词 gammon
释义

gammon

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noun (1)

gam·​mon ˈga-mən How to pronounce gammon (audio)
1
chiefly British : ham sense 2
2
chiefly British
a
: a side of bacon
b
: the lower end of a side of bacon

gammon

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noun (2)

1
archaic : backgammon
2
: the winning of a backgammon game before the loser removes any men from the board

gammon

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verb (1)

gammoned; gammoning; gammons

transitive verb

: to beat by scoring a gammon

gammon

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verb (2)

gammoned; gammoning; gammons

intransitive verb

1
: to talk gammon
2
: pretend, feign

transitive verb

: deceive, fool

gammon

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noun (3)

: talk intended to deceive

Synonyms

Verb (2)

  • bamboozle
  • beguile
  • bluff
  • buffalo
  • burn
  • catch
  • con
  • cozen
  • deceive
  • delude
  • dupe
  • fake out
  • fool
  • gaff
  • gull
  • have
  • have on [chiefly British]
  • hoax
  • hoodwink
  • hornswoggle
  • humbug
  • juggle
  • misguide
  • misinform
  • mislead
  • snooker
  • snow
  • spoof
  • string along
  • suck in
  • sucker
  • take in
  • trick
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Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

assimilated form of earlier gambon, borrowed from Anglo-French gamboun, jaumbeun, from gambe, jambe "hock of a horse, leg" + -on, diminutive or particularizing suffix, going back to Latin -ō, -ōn-, suffix of persons with a prominent feature — more at jamb

Noun (2)

probably shortened from backgammon

Verb (1)

derivative of gammon entry 2

Verb (2)

derivative of gammon entry 5

Noun (3)

argot word, earlier in sense "criminal accomplice who distracts a victim during a robbery," of uncertain origin

First Known Use

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1699, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1668, in the meaning defined above

Verb (2)

1781, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (3)

1781, in the meaning defined above

gammon

verb

as in to trick
to cause to believe what is untrue good-hearted contributors have been gammoned into believing that most of the charity's funds go to the needy and not into the pockets of the administrators

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • trick
  • fool
  • deceive
  • snooker
  • humbug
  • gaff
  • kid
  • gull
  • buffalo
  • bluff
  • snow
  • cozen
  • sucker
  • cheat
  • tease
  • con
  • suck in
  • sting
  • hoax
  • delude
  • bamboozle
  • mislead
  • spoof
  • have on
  • string along
  • beguile
  • hornswoggle
  • burn
  • dupe
  • juggle
  • catch
  • hoodwink
  • rook
  • misinform
  • have
  • fake out
  • take in
  • euchre
  • pull the wool over one's eyes
  • lead one down the garden path
  • lead one up the garden path
  • do a number on
  • pull one's leg
  • put on
  • misguide
  • swindle
  • skin
  • flimflam
  • fleece
  • diddle
  • chisel
  • stick
  • mulct
  • defraud
  • hustle
  • bleed
  • squeeze
  • shortchange

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • undeceive
  • expose
  • reveal
  • uncover
  • disclose
  • show up
  • unmask
  • divulge
  • debunk
  • tell
  • disillusion
  • uncloak
  • disabuse
  • unveil
  • disenchant
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