dama

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noun

The game of Turkish draughts.

OriginChinese 大媽 /大妈 →
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Meanings

dama1

noundama (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe game of Turkish draughts.

dama2

noundama (plural damas)

plural damas

  1. colloquiala rich Chinese middle-aged woman
  2. Hong Kongbroadlycolloquialderogatorya spoilt tourist from China, usually a middle-aged woman; a Karen

DAMA3

phrase
  1. abbreviationinitialismmedicineInitialism of discharged against medical advice.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tammarturkish draughts

Origin

dama · noun

Compare Turkish dama, Northern Kurdish دامە (dame).

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dama · noun

  1. Chinese大媽 /大妈“paternal aunt”
  2. Englishdama

Borrowed from Chinese 大媽 /大妈 (dàmā, “paternal aunt”)

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

dama. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dama

MLA

“dama.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dama. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dama,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dama.

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