hammyadjective
uk/ˈhæm.i/us/ˈhæm.i/informalused to describe an actor or acting that is unnatural and uses too much emotion:
a hammy performance
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Cinema & theatre: acting, rehearsing & performing
- act
- act sth out
- amateur theater
- enact
- entrance 1
- go on the stage idiom
- ham
- ham it up
- improvise
- live action
- offstage
- portray
- prompt
- repertory
- rest
- stage
- stage fright
- stage-struck
- stretch
- variety
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Cinema & theatre: actors & performers