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• ham —    Used to an actor who rants and overacts, and more generally of someone who does anything badly, in a clumsy, amateurish way. ‘You cheap, lousy ham’ is addressed to an actor by a woman in Pleasure Man, by Mae West. Several theories have been… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• Ham — (or Hamming it or Hamfatter)    These terms imply overacting as a product of egotism or lack of talent. Sometimes ham acting is intentional, in farcical or melodramatic plays intended for broad overplaying, but usually it is undesirable. The term …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

• acting — adj 1. deputy, substitute, fill in, temporary; representative, serving, practicing, performing. 2. functional, functioning, operational, operating, working, running, going, active; in action, in operation, at work. n 3. histrionics, dramatics,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• ham´mi|ness — ham|my «HAM ee», adjective, mi|er, mi|est. Slang. acting like a ham; exaggerated; overacted: »When one of the dancers gave an especially hammy flourish, the crowd was delighted (New Yorker). –ham´mi|ly, adverb. –ham´mi|ness …   Useful english dictionary

• ham´mi|ly — ham|my «HAM ee», adjective, mi|er, mi|est. Slang. acting like a ham; exaggerated; overacted: »When one of the dancers gave an especially hammy flourish, the crowd was delighted (New Yorker). –ham´mi|ly, adverb. –ham´mi|ness …   Useful english dictionary

• ham|my — «HAM ee», adjective, mi|er, mi|est. Slang. acting like a ham; exaggerated; overacted: »When one of the dancers gave an especially hammy flourish, the crowd was delighted (New Yorker). –ham´mi|ly, adverb. –ham´mi|ness …   Useful english dictionary

• ham — Ⅰ. ham [1] ► NOUN 1) meat from the upper part of a pig s leg salted and dried or smoked. 2) (hams) the back of the thigh or the thighs and buttocks. ORIGIN from a Germanic word meaning be crooked . Ⅱ. ham …   English terms dictionary

• ham — {{11}}ham (n.1) meat of a hog s hind leg used for food, 1630s, from O.E. hamm hollow or bend of the knee, from P.Gmc. *hamma (Cf. O.N. höm, M.L.G., M.Du. hamme, O.H.G. hamma), from PIE *konemo shin bone (Cf. Gk. kneme calf of the leg, O.Ir. cnaim …   Etymology dictionary

• ham — Synonyms and related words: ARRL, acting, actor proof, all star, amateur radio operator, ankle, bacon, ballet, balletic, bayonet legs, be theatrical, bowlegs, buffoonery, business, butt, calf, characterization, chitterlings, cinematic,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• ham it up — verb exaggerate one s acting • Syn: ↑overact, ↑ham, ↑overplay • Ant: ↑underact (for: ↑overact) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• ham — [[t]hæ̱m[/t]] hams, hamming, hammed 1) N VAR Ham is meat from the top of the back leg of a pig, specially treated so that it can be kept for a long period of time. ...a huge baked ham. ...ham sandwiches. ...a dozen slices of ham. 2) N COUNT A ham …   English dictionary