aam

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UK/ɑːm/UK/ɔːm/US/ɑm/US/ɔm/

noun

A Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.

“Coordinate term: MAP”

OriginDutch aam ← Latin ama ← Ancient Greek ἄμη →
Less commonFirst used first attested around 1350 to 1470Scrabble 5
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Meanings

aam1

nounaam (plural aams)

plural aams · alternative aum · alternative awm

  1. historicalA Dutch and German measure of liquids, used in England for Rhine wine, varying in different cities, being in Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, in Antwerp 36½, and in Hamburg 38¼.First known use first attested around 1350 to 1470

AAM2

nounAAM (plural AAMs)

plural AAMs

  1. abbreviationinitialismjournalismInitialism of Alliance for Audited Media.
  2. abbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of air-to-air missile.
  3. abbreviationinitialismlifestyleInitialism of adult-attracted minor (see usage notes on MAP).

    Coordinate term: MAP

    1 more example

    One user appeared to be selling child sexual abuse material, writing "Sixteen is a cool number" and "Sells to anyone" alongside a Wickr handle and the acronyms "map" and "aam," which stand for minor-attracted-person and adult-attracted-minor respectively.

    2022 June 10, Ben Goggin, “Wickr, Amazon’s encrypted chat app, has a child sex abuse problem — and little is being done to stop it”, in NBC News

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἄμη“bucket”
  2. Latinama
  3. Dutchaam
  4. Englishaam

Borrowed from Dutch aam, from Latin ama, a variant of hama, from Ancient Greek ἄμη (ámē, “bucket”).

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Translations

Afrikaans aam
  • aamDutch and German measure of liquids
Dutch aam
  • aamDutch and German measure of liquids
Estonian aam
  • aamDutch and German measure of liquids

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with aam

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Anagrams

amamaa
Cite this entry
APA

aam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aam

MLA

“aam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aam.

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