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ham [ ham ]


noun  (plural hams)
Definition:
 
somebody who overacts: somebody, especially an actor, who performs in an exaggerated showy style



transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle hammed, present participle ham·ming, 3rd person present singular hams)
Definition:
 
overact: to behave, overact, or perform a role in an exaggerated showy style
always hamming it up

[Late 19th century. Origin ?]

ham adjective
ham·my adjective
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