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gammy

gammy · gammier · gammiest

Injured, or not functioning properlyInjured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).

/ˈɡæmi/

» I have a gammy leg.

Ich habe ein kaputtes Bein.

Значение

значений: 3

Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
I have got a gammy leg, and can't walk far.
(устаревшее, сленг)Fake; counterfeit.
(устаревшее, сленг)Bad; unfavourable.

Ещё определения

(British informal) sore or lame

Примеры

предложений: 2

I have a gammy leg.
deIch habe ein kaputtes Bein.
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I've got a gammy leg.
deIch habe ein kaputtes Bein.
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Происхождение

Origin obscure and uncertain. Possibly from the English dialectal (North Midlands) adjecti

Origin obscure and uncertain. Possibly from the English dialectal (North Midlands) adjective game (“lame”), Welsh cam (“crooked”), or from Irish cam (“bent”), by way of Shelta. Compare also Old Occitan gambi (“lame, limping”), related to Old Occitan gamba (“leg”) (see also French jambe (“leg”), English gam (“leg”)).

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