gammy

[ gam-ee ]

adjective

, British Informal.

, gam·mi·er, gam·mi·est.

1. disabled; lame:

   a gammy leg.

gammy

/ ˈɡæmɪ /

adjective

1. slang.
   (esp of the leg) malfunctioning, injured, or lame; game US equivalentgimpy

Word History and Origins

Origin of gammy¹

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; jamb ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of gammy¹

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

Example Sentences

But the risks of going to Thailand were well-established prior to the Gammy case.

From The Daily Beast

Baby Gammy first garnered international attention as a tragedy.

From The Daily Beast

On Tuesday night, the Thai military raided the IVF clinic where Chanbua was impregnated with Gammy and his twin.

From The Daily Beast

The Farnells were told Gammy was going to die within a day and Chanbua wanted to give him a traditional Thai funeral.

From The Daily Beast

Gammy-vial (Ville), a town where the police will not let persons hawk.

From Project Gutenberg

Jarge, Oi do believe you'm bowlin' deliberate at moi gammy leg.

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All those words derived from gammy are inserted in the dictionary as from the North country.

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