hambone (plural hambones)
The bone at the center of a ham
(US slang, acting) A ham; an eager or inferior performer
(music, dance) A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands
(bowling, informal) Four consecutive strikes.
• (type of dance): Juba dance
• (inferior performer): ham, hamfatter, overactor, tear-cat
hambone (third-person singular simple present hambones, present participle hamboning, simple past and past participle hamboned)
(intransitive) To dance the hambone.
Source: Wiktionary
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
