The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.
"The technician adjusted the settings on the radio transmitter to optimize the pam signal before broadcasting."
A panorama.
Initialism of power amplitude modulation.
In plain English: A pam is an old-fashioned term for a person who has been spoiled and treated with excessive care since childhood.
"The new pam was made from soft cotton and felt very comfortable on her skin."
Usage: In card games, the pam is specifically the Jack of Clubs when playing five-card variants like Loo. As a verb, it refers exclusively to panning a camera horizontally to capture a wide panoramic view.
To pan a camera in order to show a panorama.
"The director instructed the cameraman to pam across the mountain range to capture the entire landscape in a single shot."
In plain English: To pam means to treat someone with excessive care and attention so they feel spoiled.
"She pampered her guests with delicious food and relaxing massages during their stay at the resort."
A diminutive of the female given name Pamela.
"Her grandmother insisted that she be called Pam rather than her full name, Pamela."
The word pam is likely a shortened form of the French given name Pamphile. It was used as a special reference to that male name.