gammy

[ gam-ee ]

/ ˈgæm i /

adjective, gam·mi·er, gam·mi·est.British Informal.

disabled; lame: a gammy leg.

Origin of gammy

First recorded in 1830–40; originally dialectal, perhaps from dialectal French; compare Norman dialect gambier “having bad legs,” gambie “lame,” Middle French gambi “bent, crooked,” all ultimately derivative of Late Latin gamba; see jamb¹

Words nearby gammy

gamma stock, gammat, gammer, gammon, gammopathy, gammy, Gamna-Gandy bodies, Gamna's disease, gamo-, gamogenesis, gamone

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Example sentences from the Web for gammy

But the risks of going to Thailand were well-established prior to the Gammy case.
The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy|Emily Shire|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On Tuesday night, the Thai military raided the IVF clinic where Chanbua was impregnated with Gammy and his twin.
The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy|Emily Shire|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Farnells were told Gammy was going to die within a day and Chanbua wanted to give him a traditional Thai funeral.
The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy|Emily Shire|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All those words derived from gammy are inserted in the dictionary as from the North country.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten

British Dictionary definitions for gammy

gammy

/ (ˈɡæmɪ) /

adjective -mier or -miest

British slang (esp of the leg) malfunctioning, injured, or lame; gameUS equivalent: gimpy

Word Origin for gammy

C19: from Shelta gyamyath bad, altered form of Irish cam crooked; see game ²

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单词	gammy
释义	gammy [ gam-ee ] / ˈgæm i / adjective, gam·mi·er, gam·mi·est.British Informal. disabled; lame: a gammy leg. Origin of gammy First recorded in 1830–40; originally dialectal, perhaps from dialectal French; compare Norman dialect gambier “having bad legs,” gambie “lame,” Middle French gambi “bent, crooked,” all ultimately derivative of Late Latin gamba; see jamb¹ Words nearby gammy gamma stock, gammat, gammer, gammon, gammopathy, gammy, Gamna-Gandy bodies, Gamna's disease, gamo-, gamogenesis, gamone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gammy But the risks of going to Thailand were well-established prior to the Gammy case. The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy\|Emily Shire\|August 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST On Tuesday night, the Thai military raided the IVF clinic where Chanbua was impregnated with Gammy and his twin. The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy\|Emily Shire\|August 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The Farnells were told Gammy was going to die within a day and Chanbua wanted to give him a traditional Thai funeral. The Wild, Wild West of Thai Surrogacy\|Emily Shire\|August 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST All those words derived from gammy are inserted in the dictionary as from the North country. The Slang Dictionary\|John Camden Hotten British Dictionary definitions for gammy gammy / (ˈɡæmɪ) / adjective -mier or -miest British slang (esp of the leg) malfunctioning, injured, or lame; gameUS equivalent: gimpy Word Origin for gammy C19: from Shelta gyamyath bad, altered form of Irish cam crooked; see game ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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