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[ UK /hˈæmi/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. affectedly dramatic; overacted

How To Use hammy In A Sentence

  • Our economy suffered a triple whammy this year - we were hit by Sars, the Iraq war, and then the world economic downturn.
  • The acting was hammy, the jokes were forced, and the entire thing came across like a high school play - actors overdoing everything in cringe-worthy performances.
  • The voice acting is deliberately hammy, the sound effects are loud and intrusive and the gameplay is frantic.
  • Co-op hits back with its own triple whammy timesonline. Times, Sunday Times
  • BRITAIN'S business leaders were cheered yesterday with a triple whammy of bright economic news. The Sun
  • But the Conservatives had launched their Labour double whammy and tax bombshell campaigns months beforehand. Times, Sunday Times
  • So this week I've had the triple whammy of being busy, edgy and suddenly noticing a few people around seem to be looking unexpectedly good.
  • It said the double whammy of a VAT hike and another rise in fuel duty would push truckers and cabbies to the brink. The Sun
  • Paul Staines aka hammy blogger Guido Fawkes aka Mr GuF has invented a piggy index for politicians. Archive 2008-02-10
  • In the teaser for season 4.5 there is a shot of a bunch of Sharons giving Boomer a rubdown - oops, nope, that is not what is happening - it looks upon closer inspection that Tyrol's hammy hand is holding something and aiming for Athena-Sharon's neck as she runs and holds Hera. Archive 2008-11-01
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