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gammy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɡæmɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(gam′ē)

Inflections of 'gammy' (adj):

gammier: adj comparative

gammiest: adj superlative

gam•my (gam′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -mi•er, -mi•est. [Brit. Informal.]

British Termsdisabled;
lame:a gammy leg.

dialect, dialectal French; compare Normandy dialect, dialectal gambier having bad legs, gambie lame, Middle French gambi bent, crooked, all ultimately derivative of Late Latin gamba; see jamb¹
origin, originally dialect, dialectal, perh. 1830–40

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gammy /ˈɡæmɪ/ adj ( -mier, -miest)

Brit slang (esp of the leg) malfunctioning, injured, or lame; gameUS equivalent: gimpy

Etymology: 19th Century: from Shelta gyamyath bad, altered form of Irish cam crooked; see game²

'gammy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

gimpy - game

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