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Meanings of hammy in English

Hammy.

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Usage of hammy in English
1
He's hammy: he crosses a line into a kind of hypnotic absurdity.
The new yorker
2
Instead, they create an overheated melodrama with abundant complications and hammy acting.
Reuters
3
The black woman sat cross-legged, holding Fleur's head on her hammy thigh.
All souls' rising
4
I told him yes, and perhaps I was just a bit hammy myself.
A touch of death
5
Then my calf started getting tight and my hammy started to get tight.
Reuters
6
The buyers much dislike any foreign smell, any mouldy, hammy, or cheesy odour.
Cocoa and Chocolate: Their History from Plantation to Consumer
7
Come on, hammy, I thought; quit milking the curtain calls and get to work.
Girl out back
8
Whatever about its whiteness, the trailer does seem very at home to hammy melodrama.
The Irish Times
9
Style wise it's pretty bombastic and hammy, and takes a bit of getting used to.
Radio NZ
10
Jacob Host has done his hammy in the warm up, with Korbin Sims coming in.
News.com.au
11
Sorry, that was all a bit hammy, wasn't it?
The clouds beneath the sun
12
Franklin was involved in a routine running drill when he pulled up, clutching his hammy.
News.com.au
13
It all seemed hammy and pantomime-like but we thought we'd give is a shot anyway.
Wired
14
One impressively hammy swordsman staggers, clutching his stomach in Shatneresque consternation for half a minute.
The Irish Times
15
If Castles is hammy, though, this is hickory-smoked.
The Guardian
16
Some of the acting is a touch hammy, but these clips only add to the intrigue.
The Guardian
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