Ham-fatter
noun
ham, hambone
Related Terms
ham joint
[1882+; fr a minstrel song of 1887, ”The Hamfat Man,” having to do with a second-rate actor, and the use of ham fat as greasepaint to remove makeup]
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- Hamfist
noun A large fist, big as a ham: His huge hamfist had landed me a vicious blow (1920s+)
- Hamfisted
[ham-han-did] /ˈhæmˈhæn dɪd/ adjective 1. clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings. adjective Crude and clumsy; lacking in finesse: his hamfisted approach to a delicate matter ( first form 1918+, second 1928+)
- Ham-fisted
[ham-han-did] /ˈhæmˈhæn dɪd/ adjective 1. clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings. adjective 1. (informal) lacking dexterity or elegance; clumsy adjective Crude and clumsy; lacking in finesse: his hamfisted approach to a delicate matter ( first form 1918+, second 1928+)
- Ham-handed
[ham-han-did] /ˈhæmˈhæn dɪd/ adjective 1. clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings. adjective Crude and clumsy; lacking in finesse: his hamfisted approach to a delicate matter ( first form 1918+, second 1928+)
- Ham-handedness
[ham-han-did] /ˈhæmˈhæn dɪd/ adjective 1. clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings. noun Crudeness; clumsiness; lack of polish: In selecting the rottenest apples, one seeks the pretension and the exploitation rather than mere ham-handedness (1928+) adjective Crude and clumsy; lacking in finesse: his hamfisted approach […]