balls vs gammon

balls

noun
  • Masculinity, particularly strength, courage, and force of will; chutzpah; brazeness. 

  • A balls-up; a botched job. 

  • The testicles. 

  • Synonym of bollocks, nonsense. 

verb
  • Speaking or acting with bravado to achieve (something) 

  • To engage in sexual intercourse. 

adv
  • Very. Intensifier. 

gammon

noun
  • A middle-aged or older right-wing, reactionary white man, or such men collectively. 

  • Backgammon (the game itself). 

  • A rope fastening a bowsprit to the stem of a ship (usually called a gammoning). 

  • A victory in backgammon achieved when the opponent has not borne off a single stone. 

  • A cut of quick-cured pork leg. 

verb
  • To lash with ropes (on a ship). 

  • To cure bacon by salting. 

  • To beat by a gammon (without the opponent bearing off a stone). 

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