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What is another word for a ham?

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Noun

A boastful and attention-seeking individual who seeks the limelight

A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television

A performer who overacts

An enthusiast or devotee of a particular thing

One who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge

A person who engages in a pursuit recreationally and on an unpaid basis

May include bologna, ham, or other lunchmeat

Cured meat from the back or sides of a pig

A person who practises the hobby of amateur radio

The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip

Verb

To act in an exaggerated manner

To feign or mimic an act, expression or appearance

To act or perform a portrayal of

Adjective

Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.

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Noun

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A boastful and attention-seeking individual who seeks the limelight

“Despite his outward charm, John was nothing more than a ham, craving attention and constantly bragging about his achievements.”

Noun

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A person whose profession is acting on the stage, in films, or on television

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Noun

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A performer who overacts

Noun

An enthusiast or devotee of a particular thing

worshiper^US

worshipper^UK

one of the cognoscenti

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Noun

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One who dabbles in or experiments with a little bit of everything, especially knowledge

Noun

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A person who engages in a pursuit recreationally and on an unpaid basis

Noun

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May include bologna, ham, or other lunchmeat

Noun

Cured meat from the back or sides of a pig

Noun

A person who practises the hobby of amateur radio

radio amateur

ham radio operator

radio hobbyist

amateur radio operator

radio ham

Noun

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The side of a person's or animal's body between the ribs and the hip

Verb

To act in an exaggerated manner

“She always knows how to ham it up on stage and steal the show.”

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To feign or mimic an act, expression or appearance

go through the motions

give the appearance of

go through the motions of

make a pretence of

put on a false display

put up a smoke screen

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To act or perform a portrayal of

dramatise^UK

dramatize^US

satirize^US

satirise^UK

do an impersonation of

put before the public

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Adjective

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Exaggerated and excessively dramatic

laboured^UK

phoney^UK

phony^US

labored^US

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Adjective

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Having an excessively favorable opinion of one's abilities, appearance, etc.

phoney^UK

phony^US

too big for your boots

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

big talking

full of hot air

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

blowing one's own trumpet

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

wrapped up in oneself

too big for your breeches

too big for your britches

jumped up

pleased with yourself

blowing one's own horn

throwing one's weight around

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

presumptive

offensively self-assertive

in love with yourself

having a swelled head

wrapped up with oneself

happy

throwing one's weight about

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

like the cat that's got the cream

looking after number one

resting on your laurels

like the cat that got the cream

full of airs and graces

smart-assed^US

smart-arsed^UK

not backwards in coming forwards

comfortable in one's own skin

having nerves of steel

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