pam
noun
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
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[pam]
/ pæm /
noun
Cards.
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the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
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a game in which this card is trump.
Pam
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[pam]
/ pæm /
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PAM
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American
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Aerospace. payload assist module.
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Telecommunications. pulse-amplitude modulation.
pam.
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abbreviation
Etymology
Origin of pam
1675–85; short for French pamphile, special use of Pamphile man's name
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“There were three sounds, like ‘pam, pam, pam.’”
From Slate ● Nov. 11, 2019
Storm spread swiftly, but more worrisome and fascinating than its speed was the technical muscle behind the scenes, visible to those antis- pam groups and companies that watched the bot world.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 21, 2013
The tenors enter with "Dum pum pum pum ti di diri diri"; then the ladies: "Tara dira dara diri didi di pum pum pam!"
From Time Magazine Archive
John Henry, he had a liddle boy, He helt 'im in de pam of his han'; An' de las' word he say to dat chile wus: "I wants you to be my steel-drivin' man."
From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Thomas Washington Talley
Pam, pam, n. the knave of clubs at loo.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
Some tricks to relieve stress: From the archives, yoga teacher Sara Pam Neufeld shares a workout that takes seconds—and could actually improve your quality of life.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
That was 26 years ago, and Pam has since died, but Val still welcomes visitors and school groups to show them the toys of the past.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026
Pam Yeager thought she had found her perfect next rental in a cute bungalow near downtown Fullerton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The original notion of the index came to its author, Pam Woodall, in a “bathtub moment” in 1986.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
On Sunday night, it’s Skeezie and me, DuShawn and Joe and Kelsey, and the magnolia-scented Pam, down in Joe’s basement with poster board and markers everywhere.
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
To investigate, researchers recruited adults with and without a PAM variant known as p.S539W.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026
Through its two-year initiative, PAM aims to offer a gathering point for artists, scholars and curators alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
“We view the museum as a bridge,” says PAM director Samuel Vasquez.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026
Further experiments with collaborators in Copenhagen showed that the PAM defect does not affect how GLP-1 binds to its receptor or how signals are transmitted.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2026
Speeches by RUSSELL, PAM, and BRIGHT, Good for the heart and head.
From Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, March 19, 1892 by Various
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