Meaning

4 senses
  1. (derogatory)A worthless or undesirable person.

  2. (slang)A preliminary wrestler; a jobber.

  3. An ordinary person; a simpleton.

  4. A failed boxer; a tomato can.

Origin

From boxing, where a poor boxer would only win enough money to pay for meals; ham and egg

From boxing, where a poor boxer would only win enough money to pay for meals; ham and egg + -er.

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Forms

plural: ham-and-eggers
Singularham-and-egger
Pluralham-and-eggers

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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