gammy

[ gam-ee ]

adjective,gam·mi·er, gam·mi·est.British Informal.
  1. disabled; lame: a gammy leg.

Origin of gammy

1
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

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British Dictionary definitions for gammy

gammy

/ (ˈɡæmɪ) /


adjective-mier or -miest
  1. British slang (esp of the leg) malfunctioning, injured, or lame; game: US equivalent: gimpy

Origin of gammy

1
C19: from Shelta gyamyath bad, altered form of Irish cam crooked; see game ²

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