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  pam

  noun

  the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
• Pam
  Pam

  noun

  a female given name, form of Pamela.
• PAM
  PAM

  payload assist module.
• pam.
  pam.

  abbreviation

  pamphlet.

pam

¹ American  

[pam] / pæm /

noun

Cards.

1. the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.

2. a game in which this card is trump.

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Pam ² American  

[pam] / pæm /

noun

1. a female given name, form of Pamela.

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PAM ³ American  

1. Aerospace. payload assist module.

2. Telecommunications. pulse-amplitude modulation.

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pam. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. pamphlet.

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Etymology

Origin of pam

1675–85; short for French pamphile, special use of Pamphile man's name

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

pam Pam PAM

“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

She lay down on the bed a moment to ease that dull pam in her back.

From Main-Travelled Roads by Hamlin Garland

“In terms of deposit behavior, when interest rates are higher, we have seen also in previous times that there’s a shift to more time deposits,” CFO Pam Kaur said on a conference call.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

The only other link on the site is to former Attorney General Pam Bondi’s implementation memo, which promised new LEP guidance within 180 days.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Under film chiefs Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca, Warner Bros. developed a reputation for auteur-driven, original stories, particularly after the success of the 2025 slate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

She entered politics after Pam was founded in 2008 and became the first woman to serve as mayor of Marrakesh in 2009.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Aunt Pam tends to the grill on the patio.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas

Mice without the PAM gene showed faster gastric emptying, and treatment with a GLP-1 receptor agonist failed to slow the process.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

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

“What I mostly miss in my day-to-day life is community,” says Newton, who adds that the reading group, organized by PAM, has been a highlight of his year.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2026

PAM was there, too, with slightly raised eyebrows as they fell on the youthful form already installed in a place he had not reached till he was almost twice the age of the newcomer.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 102, February 20, 1892 by Various

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