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SYLLABICATION:gam·mon
PRONUNCIATION:  gmn
NOUN:1. Chiefly British Misleading or nonsensical talk; humbug. 2. Gammon See Shelta.
VERB:Inflected forms: gam·moned, gam·mon·ing, gam·mons
TRANSITIVE VERB: To mislead by deceptive talk.
INTRANSITIVE VERB: To talk misleadingly or deceptively.
ETYMOLOGY:Origin unknown.
OTHER FORMS:gammon·er —NOUN
 
 
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