Hamfat

//ˈhamfat// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A black person. US, obsolete, offensive, slang
  2. 2
    Something average; a mediocre thing or person, especially a jazz musician. US, obsolete

    "Around the poolroom I defended the guys I felt were my real brothers, the colored musicians who made music that sent me, not a lot of beat-up old hamfats who sang and played a commercial excuse for the real thing."

  3. 3
    A low-grade actor; a ham or hamfatter. US, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms
hamfatter

Example

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"Around the poolroom I defended the guys I felt were my real brothers, the colored musicians who made music that sent me, not a lot of beat-up old hamfats who sang and played a commercial excuse for the real thing."

Etymology

From ham + fat.

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