ham

Examples

• All

• I don't think Mr. Hannon's likely to give a ham performance, Inspector.

  23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

• You're goin' to be such a ham.

  The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)

• Than those ham actors you hire.

  Reckless Kelly (1993)

• I was to be a ham.

  To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

• There is a bit of ham in all of us in performing in front of groups.

  Academic text (1997)

• Ridley rarely likes his actors to go large ham, with the occasional exception.

  Blog text (10)

• When I watched again recently on television, I found it ham-fisted and melodramatic.

  Blog text (15)

• I bet she's enough of a ham that she won't resist leading the way.

  Fiction book (2000)

• I'm such a ham.

  Singin' in the Rain (1952)

• The audience couldn't stop laughing at the performance because the actor was such a ham.

Synonyms

H

ham actor

vsham

• Offensive

1 6.8

A person who overacts in a loud, exaggerated way

is the specific term for an unskilled exaggerated performer

H

histrion

vsham

• Archaic

9.9

A person who acts in a very dramatic, showy way

stresses unskilled overacting rather than merely affected theatricality

Antonyms

T

talented

446 1.0

Naturally able to do something well

P

professional

401 3.7

A person who has special training and works in a skilled job

Compounds

H

ham sandwich

12 1.0

A sandwich with sliced ham between two slices of bread

H

ham radio

• Specialized

8 5.0

A way to send and receive radio messages for fun and in emergencies

H

ham hock

4 4.8

A piece of pork from the lower leg used to flavor soups and stews

H

ham and eggs

3 1.0

A breakfast dish of fried or scrambled eggs with slices of ham

V

Virginia ham

• US

1 3.7

A lean dry-cured ham from Virginia with a smoky flavor

H

ham actor

• Offensive

1 6.8

A person who overacts in a loud, exaggerated way

H

holiday ham

1 1.6

A cooked piece of pork people serve at special meals like Christmas or Easter

H

ham-and-egger

• Offensive

9.9

A person with little skill or ambition

H

ham-fistedness

• Offensive

9.3

A lack of skill causing clumsy actions that make things worse

P

picnic ham

• US

3.5

A shoulder cut of pork that is usually smoked and cheaper than other cooked pork

How Theatrical

ham

• Offensive

17 8.3

mummer

1 9.9

Surface Forms

Etymology