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Pam

//pæm// name, noun, verb, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Pamela.

    "The Senate voted Tuesday night to confirm Pam Bondi as attorney general, making the tenacious litigator the latest official to help fill out President Donald Trump’s administration."

  2. 2
    Initialism of Policy Analysis Market. abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
  3. 3
    Nickname for Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston. UK, historical, slang

    "In October 1865, the Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston, died in office two days before his 81st birthday. 'Old Pam' had been a member of every government since 1807, […]"

Noun
  1. 1
    The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A panorama. dated

    "The tripod used on a pam prevents any of that disturbing vertical shake which is so obvious in hand-held slow pams."

  3. 3
    Cooking spray. US
  4. 4
    Alternative form of palmo (“traditional Spanish and Portuguese units of measure”). alt-of, alternative, dated, historical
  5. 5
    Abbreviation of power amplitude modulation. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A card game, similar to napoleon, in which the jack of clubs is the highest trump. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    Initialism of pluggable authentication module. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  3. 8
    Initialism of primary amoebic meningoencephalitis. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  4. 9
    Acronym of payload assist module. abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
  5. 10
    Acronym of polycatenated architected material abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To pan a camera in order to show a panorama. dated

    "In this case the field was laid out in segments, and after the camera had been pammed about ten degrees it was stopped and the whole outfit moved over into the next segment, and so on round for ninety degrees;"

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

Probably alteration of panorama.

Etymology 3

Probably alteration of panorama.

Etymology 4

Generic use of PAM.

Etymology 5

From Spanish palmo (“handspan”), from Latin palmus. Doublet of palm, palma, and palmo.

Etymology 6

Shortening.

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