Gammy

n.

Heard in Limerick, Kilkenny, Waterford, Mayo, Cork, Galway, Longford, Westmeath and Sligo

Describing something or someone that is aesthetically unappealing, awkward, or deformed.

Man, that is a truly gammy head you have on you today!

Posh English

My word, you possess a singularly grotesque visage today.

Same phrase, other counties

• Kilkenny
• Waterford
• Mayo
• Cork
• Galway
• Longford
• Westmeath
• Sligo

Related terms

• Gammy monaclesDefective or poor eyesight.
• Gammy shamA bad or useless fellow; a fool.
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• Awkward as a bag of hammersA person who just makes things difficult for themselves by being an odd-arse.