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# hammy

«hammy» in Mova's school dictionary: **Acting in an over-the-top, exaggerated, not natural way** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (hammy, hammier, hammiest) — (informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (informal) Acting in an over-the-top, exaggerated, not natural way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/#m1)

2) Tasting or smelling of ham. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In drama: «hammy acting» is too big and showy; a «ham» is an actor who overacts. In everyday talk: «That was a bit hammy!» A mild tease, often funny.

### examples

- His acting in the school play was very hammy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/#x1)
- The villain gave a hammy laugh. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/#x2)
- Don't be so hammy — just say the line. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/#x3)
- The film was fun but hammy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/#x4)
- The soup had a hammy taste. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/#x5)
- She did a hammy faint on the sofa. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/#x6)

### note

Informal. From «ham» = an actor who overacts. Comparative: hammier.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hammy» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hammy/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.