- gammiest
- adj. sore, crippled, lame (British Slang)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
gammiest
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gammy — /gam ee/, adj., gammier, gammiest. Brit. Informal. disabled; lame: a gammy leg. [1830 40; orig. dial., perh. < dial. F; cf. Normandy dial. gambier having bad legs, gambie lame, MF gambi bent, crooked, all ult. deriv. of LL gamba; see JAMB1] * * * … Universalium
gammy — adjective (gammier, gammiest) Brit. informal (especially of a leg) unable to function normally because of injury or chronic pain. Origin C19 (in the sense bad, false ): dialect form of game2 … English new terms dictionary
gammy — UK [ˈɡæmɪ] / US adjective Word forms gammy : adjective gammy comparative gammier superlative gammiest British old fashioned a gammy leg or knee is stiff and painful because of an illness or injury … English dictionary
gammy — adj. (gammier, gammiest) Brit. sl. (esp. of a leg) lame; permanently injured. Etymology: dial. form of GAME(2) … Useful english dictionary
