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- Dictionarygammon/ˈɡamən/
noun
- 1. ham that has been cured or smoked like bacon: "I ate a plateful of gammon, eggs, and chips"
- 2. a middle-aged or older white man with conservative, traditionalist views, stereotypically characterized as having a red or flushed complexion: informal, derogatory British "they had a discussion with some gammon who thinks climate change is a lie"
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GAMMON definition: 1. meat taken from the back leg or side of a pig and preserved with smoke or salt; a type of ham…. Learn more.
Noun (1) assimilated form of earlier gambon, borrowed from Anglo-French gamboun, jaumbeun, from gambe, jambe "hock of a horse, leg" + -on, diminutive or particularizing suffix, going back to Latin -ō, -ōn-, suffix of persons with a prominent feature — more at jamb. Noun (2)
Gammon is smoked or salted meat, similar to bacon, from the back leg or the side of a pig. [ British ] Grill the gammon for a couple of minutes a side until just cooked.
GAMMON meaning: 1. meat taken from the back leg or side of a pig and preserved with smoke or salt; a type of ham…. Learn more.
Gammon is the hind leg of the pig that has been cured and often smoked, whereas ham comes from the hind leg of the pig that has been cured, smoked, or dried. Both gammon and ham are delicious and versatile, but they each have their own unique flavor and texture.
n. 1. Misleading or nonsensical talk; humbug. 2. Gammon See Shelta. v. gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons. v.tr. To deceive or mislead: "[He] gammoned a countryman out of a good round sum of money" (Charles Dickens). v.intr. To talk misleadingly or deceptively. [Origin unknown.] gam′mon·er n. gam·mon 3. (găm′ən) n. 1. A cured or smoked ham. 2.
Definition of gammon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Gammon in British English is the hind leg of pork after it has been cured by dry-salting or brining, [1] and may or may not be smoked. [2] Strictly speaking, a gammon is the bottom end of a whole side of bacon (which includes the back leg); ham is just the back leg cured on its own. [3]
(Definition of gammon from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Gammon is a pejorative popularised in British political culture since around 2012. The term refers in particular to the colour of a person's flushed face when expressing their strong opinions, as compared to the type of pork of the same name .
