different between jammy vs hammy

English

Etymology

jam +? -y

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?æmi/
• Rhymes: -æmi

Adjective

jammy (comparative jammier, superlative jammiest)

1. Resembling jam in taste, texture, etc.
2. Covered in jam.

   a child's jammy fingers

3. (Britain, colloquial, of a person) Lucky, especially undeservedly so.

Derived terms

• jamminess

Translations

Noun

jammy (plural jammies)

1. (slang) A gun.

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