hambone

plural hambones · alternative ham-bone

1. The bone at the center of a ham

   Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility.

   2009 February 22, J. David Goodman, “The Night of the Foot”, in New York Times

2. USslangactingA ham; an eager or inferior performer

   HAMBONE — An unconvincing blackface dialectician.

   1946, Radio Alphabet: A Glossary of Radio Terms, Hastings House, page 38

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   Ferrell is the ubiquitous hambone, an affably oblivious man-child prone to shirtless prancing onscreen.

   2009 February 15, Rob Salem, “When comedy geniuses unite”, in Toronto Star

   Synonyms: ham, hamfatter, overactor, tear-cat

3. danceA certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands

   Synonyms: Juba dance

4. informalbowlingFour consecutive strikes.

present singular third person hambones · participle present hamboning · participle past hamboned · past hamboned · alternative ham-bone

1. intransitiveTo dance the hambone.

   “Walking, walking, walking -- Hambone break!”

   2010 July 26, Pendleton Ward & Tom Herpich, “Freak City” (0:33 from the start), in Adventure Time, season 1, episode 20, spoken by Finn the Human (Jeremy Shada)

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   “♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone. Okay, hambone break's over. Back to the bedroom!” (motor whirring) “♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone ♪”

   2010 July 29, Lewis Morton, “The Late Philip J. Fry” (1:02 from the start), in Futurama, season 6, episode 7, spoken by Bender (John DiMaggio)