hind portion of a side of bacon
A cut of quick-cured pork leg.
A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone.
A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning).
Chatter, ridiculous nonsense.
A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively.
In plain English: Gammon describes an older person with conservative views who often expresses strong opinions online.
"He was dismissed as a gammon when he complained about the music being played at the cafe."
To cure bacon by salting.
To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone).
To lash with ropes (on a ship).
To deceive; to lie plausibly to.
In plain English: Gammon means to trick someone by telling them a convincing but false story.
"He tried to gammon her into thinking he'd already paid the bill."
the Shelta or Cant language of the Irish Travelling Community.