gammock

== English == === Alternative forms === gammick, gammik, gammuk, gammyk, gamock, gamalk, gammux, gommack === Etymology === Uncertain. Perhaps from Middle English *gammok, from Old English *gamnoc, *gamenoc (“little game, bit of fun”), equivalent to game +‎ -ock (diminutive suffix). Alternatively, perhaps from Old English *gamnecian, *gamenecian (“to frolic”), from Old English gamen (“sport, amusement”) + -(e)cian (frequentative suffix). === Noun === gammock (countable and uncountable, plural gammocks) (UK, dialect, uncountable) Fun, sport, play, frolic. (UK, dialect, countable) A joke, trick, prank. ==== Derived terms ==== gammocky === Verb === gammock (third-person singular simple present gammocks, present participle gammocking, simple past and past participle gammocked) (UK, dialect, intransitive) To romp, frolic, play pranks, lark about; to go partying from place to place. === See also === gammet gammon