gammy

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡæmi/
  • Rhymes: -æmi

Etymology 1

Origin obscure and uncertain. Possibly from the English dialectal (North Midlands) adjective game (“lame”), or from the Irish cam (“bent”), by way of Shelta. Compare also Old Occitan gambi (“lame, limping”), related to Old Occitan gamba (“leg”) (see also French jambe (“leg”)).

Adjective

gammy (not comparable)

  1. Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
    I have got a gammy leg, and can't walk far.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

Noun

gammy (plural gammies)

  1. (colloquial) Grandmother.
    Had our beloved gammy lost it?

Etymology 3

Unclear.

Noun

gammy (plural gammies)

  1. (Scotland, slang, vulgar) A blowjob; fellatio.
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