Definitions
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- noun US, slang, offensive, obsolete A black person.
- noun US, obsolete Something average; a
mediocre thing or person, especially ajazz musician.
Etymologies
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From ham + fat.
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Examples
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His vanity had got savage wounds from the hoots and the "Oh, bite it off, hamfat," which had greeted his impressive lecture on the magic lantern pictures.
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His vanity had got savage wounds from the hoots and the "Oh, bite it off, hamfat," which had greeted his impressive lecture on the magic lantern pictures.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise David Graham Phillips 1889
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