gammy
Injured, or not functioning properlyInjured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
» I have a gammy leg.
Ich habe ein kaputtes Bein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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3 sensesInjured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
I have got a gammy leg, and can't walk far.
(obsolete, slang)Fake; counterfeit.
(obsolete, slang)Bad; unfavourable.
- (British informal) sore or lame
Examples
2 sentencesI have a gammy leg.
deIch habe ein kaputtes Bein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I've got a gammy leg.
deIch habe ein kaputtes Bein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Origin obscure and uncertain. Possibly from the English dialectal (North Midlands) adjectiOrigin 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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Forms
gammier, gammiestSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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