hambone

ˈhæmboʊn

Definition

Definition of hambone - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cooking

Rare

bone found in the center of a ham

Rare

She used the hambone to flavor the soup.

bone

joint

knuckle

acting

Rare

Slang

over-the-top performer eager but not skilled

Rare

Slang

He's such a hambone on stage.

ham

overactor

sports

Rare

Slang

four consecutive strikes in bowling

Rare

Slang

He celebrated after scoring a hambone.

dance

Dated

rhythmic dance involving body percussion

Dated

They performed the hambone at the festival.

clog

jig

shuffle

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bone found in the center of a ham

Origin of hambone

English, ham (meat) + bone (hard structure)

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guitar groove

syncopated rock pattern with a rumba-like pulse, often linked to hambone

Examples of hambone in a sentence

After dinner, the hambone was set aside for broth.
The actor's hambone antics were entertaining.
Despite his hambone tendencies, he was endearing.
She was thrilled to achieve a hambone in the final frame.
The crowd cheered as he bowled a hambone.
The children learned the hambone in dance class.

He impressed everyone with his hambone skills.

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French:os de jambon, cabotin, ...
German:Schinkenknochen, Hanswurst, ...
Italian:osso del prosciutto, buffone, ...
Spanish:hueso de jamón, payaso, ...
Portuguese:osso do presunto, canastrão, ...
Chinese:火腿骨, 戏精, ...
Japanese:ハムボーン, ハンボーン, ...
Arabic:عَظْم لَحْم الْخِنْزِير, مُمَثِّل مُبَالِغ, ...
Hebrew:עֶצֶם הַחֲזִיר, שַׂחְקָן מֻגְזָם, ...
Russian:кость от окорока, переигрывающий актер, ...
Ukrainian:окісткова кістка, показушник, ...
Hindi:हैमबोन, अति-प्रदर्शक, ...
Bengali:হ্যামবোন, অভিনয়শিল্পী, ...
Catalan:os de pernil, exagerat, ...
Czech:šunková kost, komediant, ...
Danish:skinkeben, klovn, ...
Dutch:hambeen, clown, ...
Greek:κόκκαλο ζαμπόν, υπερβολικός, ...
Hungarian:sonkacsont, ripacs, ...
Khmer:ឆ្អឹងជើងកំប៉ុង, អ្នកសម្តែងហួសហេតុ, ...
Korean:햄뼈, 과장된 연기자, ...
Persian:استخوان ژامبون, بازیگر ناشی, ...
Polish:kość szynkowa, pajac, ...
Portuguese (BR):osso do presunto, canastrão, ...
Romanian:os de șuncă, clovn, ...
Swedish:skinkben, pajas, ...
Thai:กระดูกแฮม, นักแสดงเกินจริง, ...
Turkish:jambon kemiği, abartılı oyuncu, ...
Vietnamese:xương giăm bông, người diễn xuất quá mức, ...

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Definition of hambone - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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