Hammier

/ˈhæmiər/ adjective

Definition

More exaggerated or overly theatrical in acting or performance; more prone to 'hamming it up.'

Etymology

From hammy (possibly from ham actor, 19th-century theater slang where 'ham' meant an inferior or overly dramatic performer) + -er (comparative suffix). The exact origin of 'ham' in this context remains debated but may relate to amateur actors using ham fat for stage makeup.

Kelly Says

The term 'ham actor' took off in the 1880s among theater critics as a way to mock actors who overacted, and surprisingly, 'hammy' became so popular that people began joking the ham in their makeup must have made them theatrical—creating a folk etymology that felt so right it stuck around!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ማስለት יותר
en-de ma-s-let ye-ther
ARالعربية
بأسلوب مطرقة أكثر
bi as-luub mat-raqah ak-thar
BNবাংলা
আধুনিক হাতোয়ারের মতো
a-dhu-ni-ki ha-to-yare-r moto
CACatalà
més com un martell
més kom un mar-tel
CSČeština
více kladivem
vi-ce kla-di-vem
DADansk
mere hammerende
mehr ham-ren-deh
DEDeutsch
hammermäßiger
ham-mer-mei-gi-ger
ELΕλληνικά
όπως ένα σφυρί περισσότερο
o-pos e-na s-f-ri pe-ri-o-ter-o
ESEspañol
más martillado
mas mar-tee-ya-doh
FAفارسی
مانند چکش بیشتر
ma-na-nd chak-esh be-shar
FISuomi
vasaremmin
va-sa-rem-min
FRFrançais
plus marteau
plu mar-to
GUGU
મોરચી જેવું વધારે
mo-or-chi je-vu va-dhare
HAHA
kamar hammer ne
ka-mar ham-mer ne
HEעברית
כמו מברך יותר
k-mo m-ba-rek yi-ther
HIहिन्दी
अधिक हथौड़े की तरह
adhik ha-tha-u-de kee ta-ruh
HUMagyar
kalapácsosabb
ka-la-pa-chos-abb
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebih seperti palu
le-bih se-pa-ti pa-lu
IGIG
ike ụkpụrụ ọzọ
i-ke uk-pu-ru o-zo
ITItaliano
più martello
pee mar-tel-loh
JA日本語
もっとハンマー状に
moo-tto hanmaa-jou-ni
KKKK
дауыс берілген
da-u-ys ber-i-len
KMKM
ដូចជា ប្រាណ បន្ថែម
doo-cha jea pra-an bon-tha-em
KO한국어
더 망치처럼
deo man-chi-cheoreom
MRMR
हाड्यासारखे जास्त
haa-dya-sa-r-khae ja-ast
MSBahasa Melayu
lebih seperti palu
le-bih se-pa-ti pa-lu
MYမြန်မာ
တင်ပြေကဲပြီး ပို
tin-p-ye-ke-pee po
NLNederlands
meer met hamerkracht
meer met ha-mer-kragt
NONorsk
mer hammermessig
mer ham-mer-mes-sig
PAPA
ਮਾਰਟਲ ਵਾਂਗ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾ
ma-ar-tal va-ang zi-ya-da
PLPolski
bardziej jak młotkiem
bo-le-z-je-jak m-wo-t-kiem
PTPortuguês
mais martelo
mais mar-te-loh
RORomână
mai ca un ciocan
mai ka un cho-kan
RUРусский
как молотком больше
kak mo-lot-kom bolshe
SVSvenska
mer hammermässigt
mer ham-mer-mes-sigt
SWKiswahili
kama mcheche zaidi
ka-ma m-che-che za-i-ri
TAதமிழ்
மணிகளின் வகையில் அதிகமாக
ma-ni-ka-lin va-kai-il adhi-ka-ma
TEతెలుగు
మరియు మర్రిలా
ma-ri-yu mar-ri-la
THไทย
เหมือนมะเกลมากขึ้น
meuan ma-khe mahk-chun
TLTL
tuladang martilyo pa
too-la-dang mar-ti-lyo pa
TRTürkçe
daha vurucu
da-ha vu-ru-cu
UKУкраїнська
більше як молотком
bil-she yak mo-lot-kom
URاردو
مِشْکِی کی طرح زیادہ
mis-ki-ki ta-ray zi-yad-ah
VITiếng Việt
như búa hơn
nhoo bu-a hon
YOYO
bí ìwọ́ lọ́wọ́
bi i-wo lo-wo
ZH中文
更锤状
geng chuí zhuàng
ZUZU
ngokuthi i-hammer ngaphansi
ngokuthi i-ham-mer ngaphan-si

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