gam

[ gam ]

/ gæm /

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noun Slang.

a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.

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Origin of gam

1775–85; probably <Polari <Italian gamba leg; see jamb¹

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gam²

[ gam ]

/ gæm /

noun

a herd or school of whales.

Eastern New England, Nautical. a social meeting, visit, or the like, as between whaling vessels at sea.

verb (used without object), gammed, gam·ming.

(of whales) to assemble into a herd or school.

Nautical. (of the officers and crews of two whaling vessels) to visit or converse with one another for social purposes.

Eastern New England. to participate in a gam or social visit.

Origin of gam

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50; perhaps dialectal variant of game¹

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How to use gam in a sentence

I belong to the “Soccer Hater” demographic – middle-aged Republican crank with long, blonde hair and a great pair of gams.
Up To a Point: Oops, I Enjoyed Soccer|P. J. O’Rourke|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I belong to the “Soccer Hater” demographic—middle-aged Republican crank with long, blonde hair and a great pair of gams.
DUP-Up To a Point: Oops, I Enjoyed Soccer|P. J. O’Rourke|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Karlie Kloss, Designer: Karlie Kloss is putting her long gams to good use.
Karlie Kloss Designs Denim; 'Slave' Fashion Spread Sparks Outrage|The Fashion Beast Team|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
His long Luo legs were in no way inferior, one should add, to Elisabeth Hasselbeck's gleaming white gams.
Obama's Televised Turn-Off|Tunku Varadarajan|July 29, 2010|DAILY BEAST

The red row of marks along her gams, raw and terrible, sprang to his sight out of the darkness.
Waysiders|Seumas O'Kelly
We rushed him terrifically for a day and then managed to let the Fli Gams get him.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch
He is certainly the best of all the Gams, and appears to be very liberal.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith
I suppose the Colonel goes down to the Ship Chandler's and gams with the old whaling captains.
Vanished Arizona|Martha Summerhayes
Gams, Zur Geschichte der spanischen Staatsinquisition, p. 34.
A History of the Inquisition of Spain; vol. 1|Henry Charles Lea

British Dictionary definitions for gam (1 of 2)

gam¹

/ (ɡæm) /

noun

a school of whales

nautical an informal visit between crew members of whalers

NZ a flock of large sea birds

verb gams, gamming or gammed

(intr) (of whales) to form a school

nautical (of members of the crews of whalers) to visit (each other) informally

(tr) US to visit or exchange visits with

Word Origin for gam

C19: perhaps dialect variant of game 1

British Dictionary definitions for gam (2 of 2)

gam²

/ (ɡæm) /

noun

slang a leg, esp a woman's shapely leg

Word Origin for gam

C18: probably from Old Northern French gambe or Lingua Franca gambe; see jamb

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