gammet.
To play, frolic; amuse oneself, have a good time.
Meaning & usage
To play, frolic; amuse oneself, have a good time.
To play practical jokes; trick, hoax.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *gammeten, *gametten (“to frolic, entertain, jest”), from Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), from Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) + -ettan (verbal suffix).
Fun, frolic, sport.
A game, joke, trick.
Where this word comes from
Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *gammeten, *gametten (“to frolic, entertain, jest”), from Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), from Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) + -ettan (verbal suffix).
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