Definition ham

Etymology 1

From Middle English hamme, from Old English hamm (“inner or hind part of the knee, ham”), from Proto-Germanic *hamō, *hammō, *hanmō, from Proto-Indo-European *kónh₂m (“leg”). Cognate with Dutch ham (“ham”), dialectal German Hamme (“hind part of the knee, ham”), dialectal Swedish ham (“the hind part of the knee”), Icelandic höm (“the ham or haunch of a horse”), Old Irish cnáim (“bone”), Ancient Greek κνήμη (knḗmē, “shinbone”). Compare gammon.

Noun

ham (countable and uncountable, plural hams)

1. (anatomy) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock.
2. (countable) A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat.
3. (uncountable) Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food.
4. The back of the thigh.
5. (Internet, informal, uncommon) Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail.

Etymology 2

From Old English hām.

Noun

ham (uncountable)

1. Obsolete form of home.

Etymology 3

Of uncertain origin, though it is generally agreed upon that it first appeared in print around the 1880s. At least four theories persist:

Noun

ham (plural hams)

1. (acting) an overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style
2. (radio) an amateur radio operator

Verb

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

1. (acting) To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions.

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