Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Marked or characterized by overacting; affectedly humorous or dramatic.
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- adjective Resembling
ham . - adjective Amateurish; characterized by
overacting . - noun US, Australia, New Zealand, slang Short for
hamstring ; a hamstringinjury . - noun informal, childish A
hamster .
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- adjective affectedly dramatic; overacted
Etymologies
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Examples
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Some fun can be found in hammy supporting performances by Paul Bettany as the oleaginous Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and Jim Broadbent (sporting an absurd white wig) as the dying King William, Victoria’s predecessor.
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Paul Staines aka hammy blogger Guido Fawkes aka Mr GuF has invented a piggy index for politicians.
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Paul Staines aka hammy blogger Guido Fawkes aka Mr GuF has invented a piggy index for politicians.
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If you tweak a hammy, which I have many times, pushing it only increases the chance of pulling it.
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If you tweak a hammy, which I have many times, pushing it only increases the chance of pulling it.
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If you tweak a hammy, which I have many times, pushing it only increases the chance of pulling it.
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The arguable brilliance of the casting choices comes from having so many comic actors and comedians cast as those straight men, avoiding any kind of hammy portrayals and giving entirely sincere performances.
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The scene where the venom symbiote comes to earth was just "hammy".
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At some point everybody becomes a bit housebound, and at such times its nice to know that while the serial nature of the soap opera makes the acting seem quite "hammy", at least the scenery is worth checking out.
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At some point everybody becomes a bit housebound, and at such times its nice to know that while the serial nature of the soap opera makes the acting seem quite "hammy", at least the scenery is worth checking out.
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