Gams

April 24th, 2009 by admin

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  1. Altair IV:

    April 26th, 2009 at 11:43 am

    I’m reminded of the Monty Python Lifeboat sketch, where the captain complains of a “gammy leg”.

    The custom words search says that gammy/game is UK slang for “lame” and the standard Google says it was apparently commonly used in WWII to refer to wounded legs. It may also have come from the French gambe.

    In any case, I’m amused by the idea of referring to someone as having “gammy gams”.

  2. LaBerta:

    July 13th, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    Gam is also an Hebrew letter (or gimmel), which is the symbol for leg.

  3. almay:

    July 29th, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    Gam is NOT a Hebrew letter… the letter is Gimmel, and the word Gam (Gám pronounced like Tom) means “also”.

  4. Robert:

    December 11th, 2011 at 12:37 pm

    Gam ( meaning ” also ” ) is pronounced closer the word “gum” than “gom” …… or ” Tom “

  5. Schmekel:

    January 23rd, 2012 at 1:42 am

    In regards to the last 3 posts all I can say is “Oy!”

  6. spike:

    February 9th, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    And lest we forget, jambe is the source of jambon or ham en anglaise – the tasty leg of the pig

  7. John Coleman:

    June 21st, 2012 at 3:03 pm

    How about jambon from swine hip/leg? Ham hocks would be the hooves of the pig.

  8. Marlon:

    July 27th, 2012 at 5:14 pm

    Not the hooves rather A ham hock is the joint between the tibia/fibula and the metatarsals of the foot, where the foot was attached to the hog’s leg. It is the portion of the leg – also known as pork knuckle – that is neither part of the ham proper nor the foot or ankle, but rather the extreme shank end of the leg bone and the associated skin, fat, tendons, and muscle.

  9. Abby:

    October 15th, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    This is great! I love reading all the comments…or shall I call them corrections? HA!
    I love the entertaining info! However, I couldn’t possibly join this convo…I might embarrass someone! Yeah, right! MYSELF!????

  10. Susan:

    November 15th, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    And all I wanted was to know the origin of “gams” as a term for legs. Thanks for all the supplemental info. Why didn’t I think of “jambon” myself? Ah well.

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