artificial vs ham

artificial

adj
  • Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned. 

  • Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand. 

  • Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc. 

  • Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. 

ham

verb
  • To overact; to act with exaggerated emotions. 

noun
  • An amateur radio operator. 

  • A thigh and buttock of an animal slaughtered for meat. 

  • Electronic mail that is wanted; mail that is not spam or junk mail. 

  • An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style. 

  • The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. 

  • The back of the thigh. 

  • Meat from the thigh of a hog cured for food. 

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