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hamminess

  • a word derived from hammy.

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And when she does, Fanning has calibrated her sobs to have a hint of hamminess.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2025

Brühl's Kreizler feels even stiffer, to the point of making Ted Levine's still-crooked Thomas Byrnes, the former police chief, achieve Snidely Whiplash levels of hamminess.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2020

Comer makes such florid narcissism wildly funny, her performance best representing the show’s mischievous hamminess.

From Slate Apr. 4, 2019

With a lush wooded set and fetching costumes, it’s an impressive showpiece of the company — its animation and utterly right, go-for-it hamminess.

From Washington Post May 26, 2017

But variations on them have continued to be irresistible to hams who enjoy sending up hamminess; hence the frequent revivals of shows like “Kiss Me, Kate” and “The Royal Family.”

From New York Times Apr. 20, 2015