hamfatter

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noun

A low-grade actor; a ham.

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Meanings

nounhamfatter (plural hamfatters)

plural hamfatters

  1. USdatedslangactingA low-grade actor; a ham.

    Synonyms: ham, hambone, hamfat, overactor, tear-cat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA low-grade actor; a ham.

Similar
hamhambonehamfatoveractortear-cat
Also see
hamhamboneoveractortear-cat

Origin

US, a. 1880. Possibly from a minstrel show song called The Ham-Fat Man (1863).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

aftermath
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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