gammy

Plural: gammies

Adjective Satellite

(British informal) sore or lame
- "a gammy foot"

Adj

Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
Fake; counterfeit.
Bad; unfavourable.

Noun

Grandmother.

Adjective

Lame, especially of a leg or limb; injured.

Examples

Had our beloved gammy lost it?
I have got a gammy leg, and can't walk far.
Playing GAMMY felt risky, but it fit perfectly next to the Q.

Origin / Etymology

Origin obscure and uncertain. Possibly from the English dialectal (North Midlands) adjective game (“lame”), Welsh cam (“crooked”), or from Irish cam (“bent”), by way of Shelta. Compare also Old Occitan gambi (“lame, limping”), related to Old Occitan gamba (“leg”) (see also French jambe (“leg”), English gam (“leg”)).

Synonyms

lame

Scrabble Score: 13

gammy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
gammy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gammy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

gammy: valid Words With Friends Word