ham up

verb

To make something more clichéd, or more cheesy.

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Meanings

verbham up (third-person singular simple present hams up, present participle hamming up, simple past and past participle hammed up)

present singular third person hams up · participle present hamming up · participle past hammed up · past hammed up · alternative ham it up

  1. transitiveTo make something more clichéd, or more cheesy.

Translations

Russian переи́грывать
  • переи́грывать (pereígryvatʹ)To make something more clichéd, or more cheesy
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APA

ham up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ham%20up

MLA

“ham up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ham%20up. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ham up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ham%20up.

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