# gammy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɡæmi/ · frequency rank #80,474

## Definitions
1. Injured, or not functioning properly (with respect to legs).
2. Fake; counterfeit.
3. Bad; unfavourable.

## 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”)).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gammy