verb, noun — 4 senses
Etymology Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *gammeten, *gametten (“to frolic, entertain, jest”), from Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), from Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) + -ettan (verbal suffix).
Dialectal To play, frolic; amuse oneself, have a good time.
Dialectal To play practical jokes; trick, hoax.
Etymology Uncertain. Perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English *gammeten, *gametten (“to frolic, entertain, jest”), from Old English *gamnettan (“to entertain, amuse, play”), from Old English gamen (“fun, amusement”) + -ettan (verbal suffix).
Dialectal Fun, frolic, sport.
Dialectal A game, joke, trick.
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