Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.

  2. (uncountable)A card game, similar to napoleon, in which the jack of clubs is the highest trump.

  3. (dated)A panorama.

  4. (US)Cooking spray.

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Pam doesn't use the word "drive", however.

  2. Next, we will talk to Ms. Pam Roland.

  3. At 7.20 a.m. the following day, Pam burst into Amanda's room looking very upset.

    deUm 7.20 Uhr am nächsten Morgen stürmte Pam mit finsterer Miene bei Amanda ins Zimmer. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. The conference is taking place against the backdrop of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Pam last week in Vanuatu.

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Origin

Probably short for French Pamphile (“a given name”), special use of man's name. Probably

Probably short for French Pamphile (“a given name”), special use of man's name.

Probably alteration of panorama.

Generic use of PAM.

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Forms

plural: pams
Singularpam
Pluralpams

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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