gammock
(UK, dialect, intransitive) To romp, frolic, play pranks, lark about; to go partying from place to place.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, dialect, intransitive) To romp, frolic, play pranks, lark about; to go partying from place to place.
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, dialect, uncountable) Fun, sport, play, frolic.
Origin: . Perhaps from , from , *gamenoc, equivalent to . Alternatively, perhaps from , *gamenecian, from + -(e)cian. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(UK, dialect, countable) A joke, trick, prank.
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