gam

¹gam

noun \ˈgam\

Definition of GAM

slang

: leg

Origin of GAM

probably ultimately from Lingua Franca gamba leg, from Italian, from Late Latin

First Known Use: circa 1785

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with GAM

bam, cam, clam, cram, dam, damn, drachm, dram, DRAM, flam, gram, ham, Ham, jam, jamb, lam, lamb, ma'am, pram, ram, RAM, Sam, SAM, scam, scram, sham, slam, spam, tam, tram, wham, yam

²gam

noun

Definition of GAM

1

: a visit or friendly conversation at sea or ashore especially between whalers

2

: a school of whales

Origin of GAM

perhaps short for obsolete gammon talk

First Known Use: 1846

³gam

verb

gammedgam·ming

Definition of GAM

intransitive verb

: to engage in a gam

transitive verb

1

: to have a gam with

2

: to spend or pass (as time) talking

First Known Use of GAM

1849