Hammy

Word HAMMY
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Definitions and meanings of "Hammy"

What do we mean by hammy?

Marked or characterized by overacting; affectedly humorous or dramatic. adjective

Resembling ham. adjective

Amateurish; characterized by overacting. adjective

Short for hamstring; a hamstring injury. noun

A hamster. noun

Affectedly dramatic; overacted adjective

Resembling or characteristic of ham.

Amateurish; characterized by overacting.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Hammy

The word "hammy" in example sentences

Some fun can be found in hammy supporting performances by Paul Bettany as the oleaginous Prime Minister Lord Melbourne and Jim Broadbent (sporting an absurd white wig) as the dying King William, Victoria’s predecessor. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Paul Staines aka hammy blogger Guido Fawkes aka Mr GuF has invented a piggy index for politicians. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If you tweak a hammy, which I have many times, pushing it only increases the chance of pulling it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The arguable brilliance of the casting choices comes from having so many comic actors and comedians cast as those straight men, avoiding any kind of hammy portrayals and giving entirely sincere performances. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The scene where the venom symbiote comes to earth was just "hammy". ❋ Unknown (2008)

At some point everybody becomes a bit housebound, and at such times its nice to know that while the serial nature of the soap opera makes the acting seem quite "hammy", at least the scenery is worth checking out. ❋ Chuck Wells (2008)

Jew with a beak; (2) the same without a beak; (3) the "hammy" Jew, with pink face like a _cochon-à-lait_. ❋ Stephen Lucius Gwynn (1907)

I know what you're thinking: "This story seems like it could be kind of hammy and stupid, so I'm certainly glad they have noted models of restraint Danny DeVito, Will Arnett, Jon Heder, and Dax Shepard on board." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Brolin handily walks away with the movie, Assante's kind of hammy, Crowe is solid, and Denzel, magnetic as he is, never entirely convinces as either a hair-trigger madman or a seductive sociopath. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Better than SRK in the film (God, that was some 'hammy' performance) but only just. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Any actor in a remake of “Pelham” should go in another direction from Robert Shaw’s cool, calculating performance as the lead villain in the original, but Travolta not only chews the scenery like it’s made out of chocolate and meth, he gives same kind of hammy performance we’ve already seen from him in “Broken Arrow”, “Face/Off”, “Swordfish”, and just about every other baddie he plays. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Their tone was matter-of-fact, businesslike, no ominous music or hammy voice-overs, which O loathed. ❋ Anonymous (2011)

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