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ham

[ham] / hæm /
NOUN
one who overacts
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From street football, proving people wrong and a ham and cheese jambon, this is how Coleman wrote his name into Everton folklore.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

And then they start laughing, and they explained to me what’s ham and what’s hamburger.”

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

It’s also a moment when exceptional, modern cooking would share a menu with “parsleyed ham in aspic” or something else that today’s diners would consider repulsive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

It is, first of all, of aftermarket proportions—about the size of a country ham.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Folks had already brought over more cakes and pies, and platters of fried chicken and ham, and their good china bowls full of string beans, butterbeans, okra, and tomatoes.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns




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