different between hammy vs shammy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æmi

Etymology 1

ham +? -y

Adjective

hammy (comparative hammier, superlative hammiest)

1. Resembling or characteristic of ham.
2. Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

Translations

Noun

hammy (plural hammies)

1. (US, Australia, New Zealand, chiefly sports, slang) Clipping of hamstring; a hamstring injury.
   • 1999, Melissa Lucashenko, Hard Yards, University of Queensland Press, page 129,

     He put his palms flat on the ground, then grabbed the back of his knees, stretching his hammies for the millionth time that morning.

   • 2004, J. L. Roberts, Braggin' Rights: Fantasy Football Rewind 2004 (2003 Season Recap), AuthorHouse USA, page 83,

     A slow start and hammy injury were major contributors.

Alternative forms

• hammie

Translations

Etymology 2

hamster +? -y

Noun

hammy (plural hammies)

1. (informal, childish) A hamster.

Translations

English

Etymology 1

From chamois with an initial sh to represent the sound /?/ in English.

Noun

shammy (countable and uncountable, plural shammies)

1. Chamois leather.
2. A cloth made of this leather.

Translations

Verb

shammy (third-person singular simple present shammies, present participle shammying, simple past and past participle shammied)

1. (transitive) To clean with a chamois leather cloth.

Etymology 2

Noun

shammy (uncountable)

1. (slang) Champagne.
   • 1892, Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches (page 53)

     Two smart-looking damsels have risked their lives on the top, and are sipping a glass of 'shammy' to keep up their spirits.