noun
- Plural of gammon; the hind leg of a pig, cured and smoked like ham.
- In backgammon, a victory in which the winner removes all pieces before the opponent removes any.
- Nonsense or deceptive talk; humbug.
Usage: Common in British English
Usage: Gaming term
Usage: Informal, chiefly British
verb
- To win a game of backgammon by a gammon.
- To talk nonsense or deceive with false claims.
Usage: Gaming term
Usage: Informal, chiefly British
Examples
- The butcher sold several gammons at the market.
- She achieved a gammons in the backgammon match.
- Don't believe his gammons about winning the lottery.
- He gammons his way through conversations with exaggerated stories.
- Smoked gammons are a traditional British delicacy.
- In backgammon, a gammons is worth three times the stake.