gam

US /ɡæm/ UK /ɡæm/ See IPA manual

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noun
a social visit between whaling ships; a school of whales; a leg

The two crews held a friendly gam in the calm waters.

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1 noun · a social visit between... leg school pod visit

Etymology

The whaling sense (a social meeting of ships, or a school of whales) is of uncertain 19th-century American origin; the 'leg' sense is slang, perhaps from dialectal 'gam' or French 'jambe' ('leg').

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# gam

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɡæm/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡæm/

## Meanings
1. a social visit between whaling ships; a school of whales; a leg

## Examples
- The two crews held a friendly gam in the calm waters.

## Synonyms
- leg
- school
- pod
- visit

## Etymology
The whaling sense (a social meeting of ships, or a school of whales) is of uncertain 19th-century American origin; the 'leg' sense is slang, perhaps from dialectal 'gam' or French 'jambe' ('leg').

## AI Etymology
Gam is the whaling sense (a social meeting of ships, or a school of whales) is of uncertain 19th-century American origin; the 'leg' sense is slang, perhaps from dialectal 'gam' or French 'jambe' ('leg'). The history is deliberately cautious: the proposed comparison is useful for orientation, but the wording leaves room for uncertainty rather than forcing a false certainty. In present use, it is used as a noun and verb meaning "a social visit between whaling ships; a school of whales; a leg", so the historical material remains connected with the current sense rather than standing as bare ancestry. Its semantic neighborhood includes leg, school, pod, and visit, locating the modern specialization without adding a new origin story.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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