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gam.

A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡæm/
  1. A person's leg, especially an attractive woman's leg.

    dated · slang
Where this word comes from

From Italian gamba (“leg”). Doublet of gamb, gamba, jamb, and jambe. Compare gammon and ham.

noun/ɡæm/
  1. A group of whales, or rarely also of other large sea animals; a pod.

    collective
  2. A social gathering of whalers (whaling ships).

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Uncertain but surely formed within English; etymons may include game or gammon.

verb/ɡæm/
  1. To pay a social visit on another ship at sea.

    ambitransitive
  2. To engage in social intercourse anywhere.

    US · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Uncertain but surely formed within English; etymons may include game or gammon.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.