Hambone

noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The bone at the center of a ham

    "Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility."

  2. 2
    A ham; an eager or inferior performer US, slang

    "HAMBONE — An unconvincing blackface dialectician."

  3. 3
    A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands
  4. 4
    Four consecutive strikes. informal
Verb
  1. 1
    To dance the hambone. intransitive

    "“Walking, walking, walking -- Hambone break!”"

Synonyms

All synonyms
hamhamhamfatterjuba dancejuba danceoveractor

Example

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"Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility."

Etymology

From ham + bone.

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