noun
Meaning 1
Fun, sport, play, frolic.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
gammock
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noun
Meaning 2
A joke, trick, prank.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, dialectal
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verb
Meaning 3
To romp, frolic, play pranks, lark about; to go partying from place to place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, dialectal, intransitive
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History
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).