English Explanatory Dictionary

gammock

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fun, sport, play, frolic.
  2. A joke, trick, prank.
verb
  1. To romp, frolic, play pranks, lark about; to go partying from place to place.

Word forms

gammock gammocks gammick gammik gammuk gammyk gamock gamalk gammux gommack gammocking gammocked

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *gammok, from Old English *gamnoc, *gamenoc (“little game, bit of fun”), equivalent to game + -ock (diminutive suffix). Alternatively, perhaps from Old English *gamnecian, *gamenecian (“to frolic”), from Old English gamen (“sport, amusement”) + -(e)cian (frequentative suffix).

Related words

gammet gammon

Derived words

gammocky
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