1. Meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
   "He thinly sliced the gammon for the charcuterie board";
   - ham, jambon
    
2. Hind portion of a side of bacon
   "He bought a gammon joint for the holiday feast"
    
3. [Brit, informal] (derogatory) a middle-aged white man with reactionary views, esp. when ill-informed but with strong opinions
   "The pub was full of gammon ranting about immigration"

Derived forms: gammons

Type of: bacon, cut of pork

Part of: flitch, side of bacon

Encyclopedia: Gammon, Steve