CLEM

Etymology 1

Verb

clem (third-person singular simple present clems, present participle clemming, simple past and past participle clemmed)

(UK, dialect, transitive or intransitive) To be hungry; starve.

To stick, adhere.

Etymology 2

Noun

clem (plural clems)

(Geordie, vulgar, slang) A testicle.

Anagrams

• ECML

Etymology

Shortening.

Proper noun

Clem

A diminutive of the male given name Clement.

A diminutive of the female given name Clementine.

Anagrams

• ECML

Source: Wiktionary


Clem, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. clam to clog, or G. klemmen to pinch, Icel. kl, E. clamp.]

Definition: To starve; to famish. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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