hambone
Example Sentences
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Hopkins, a bit of a historic hambone himself, cedes all the big gestures to Pryce and stealthily does some of his craftiest acting in years.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
For Norvell, it is also important to recognize that African-Americans in the northeast forged traditions of their own, though not as well known as Southern traditions such as banjo playing and juba, a dance style also called hambone.
From Reuters ● May 29, 2015
I’ve pretty much always enjoyed watching Penn in everything, not despite of his hambone tendency to milk every moment of every shot but because of it.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2015
And that they’re willing to put up with our hambone antics as we try to fill them in.
From Slate ● May 29, 2014
“You hambone, this ain’t war, this is water guns.”
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
