# ham-and-egger

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A worthless or undesirable person.
2. A preliminary wrestler; a jobber.
3. An ordinary person; a simpleton.
4. A failed boxer; a tomato can.

## Etymology
From boxing, where a poor boxer would only win enough money to pay for meals; ham and egg + -er.

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