gammet

English

Alternative forms

• gammot, gammit, gamet, gamot, gamut

Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *gammeten, *gametten (“to frolic, entertain, jest”), from Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), from Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) + -ettan (verbal suffix).

Verb

gammet (third-person singular simple present gammets, present participle gammetting, simple past and past participle gammetted)

1. (dialectal) To play, frolic; amuse oneself, have a good time.
2. (dialectal) To play practical jokes; trick, hoax.

Noun

gammet (countable and uncountable, plural gammets)

1. (dialectal) Fun, frolic, sport.
2. (dialectal) A game, joke, trick.

Derived terms

• gammety

Related terms

• game
• gammer
• gammock
• gammon