hambone — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The bone at the center of a ham

   Examples

   Perhaps I was afraid of being laughed at if the mysterious item turned out to be a hambone, a distinct possibility.

2. A ham; an eager or inferior performer

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Slang

   Examples

   HAMBONE — An unconvincing blackface dialectician.

   Ferrell is the ubiquitous hambone, an affably oblivious man-child prone to shirtless prancing onscreen.

3. A certain type of dance that involves making noise with the body, especially by slapping parts of the body with one's hands

4. Four consecutive strikes.

   Usage

   • Informal

Verb

1. To dance the hambone.

   Usage

   • Intransitive

   Examples

   “Walking, walking, walking -- Hambone break!”

   “♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone. Okay, hambone break's over. Back to the bedroom!” (motor whirring) “♪ Hambone, hambone! ♪ Hambone ♪”