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ham

[ham] / hæm /
NOUN
one who overacts
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The country’s real-estate companies, furniture makers and ham producers want a piece of the action, too.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

The company slaughters nearly 30 million hogs a year and is a major supplier of ham, bacon and other pork products to grocers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

I appease the meal gods by adding a ham and cheese bocadillo to my order, a little salty with my sweet.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

According to the report, Valerio bit the victim after the owner didn’t have the usual ham or “weenies” to lure him outside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

She was sure it was the end for all of them when she heard the ham operator warning that poison smoke had reached South Street, near her home.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow