# gammet

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To play, frolic; amuse oneself, have a good time.
2. To play practical jokes; trick, hoax.

## 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).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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