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noun:

1. The capacity to suppress outwards signs or expressions of suffering or pain, either emotional or physical as an act of inner strength or to appear to possess strength of character.

NOTE: Gamman is a Japanese cultural trait and is considered untranslatable.
noun: Caleb mustered gamman to not shed a tear when the doctor gave his dislocated shoulder a quick yank.

Travis used gamman to maintan a stiff upper lip when his girlfriend confessed to being unfaithful to him.
gamman by Achilles Murat II October 27, 2011
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Gammonati 

The collective noun (mass noun) for Gammon.
Did you watch Question Time last night? The Gammonati were out in force!
Gammonati by Rosie Tom January 31, 2020
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Pulling a Gayman 

The act of telling ur friends you are on you're way to said establishment, having no intention at all of even showing up let alone even leaving you're house..

Committing to going places with you're friends, but not even leaving you're home and telling them that you are almost there.
Dude did you call Ryan and ask him if he was coming?
Yes, he said he's on his way.
Right, I'm sure he's pulling a Gayman on us again.

lie lied lies false gayman
When you haven't washed your knob for a while and it ends up smelling like gammmon and cheese. Hence, you have a gammon-end, or "Gammend"
Mate, have a shower. I can smell your gammend from here.
Gammend by Synfal February 22, 2009
Gemman is the language spoken by Gemmas, particularly those of the ruling class and/or royal blood.

Gemman is classed as its own language due to the fact it is spoken almost exclusively by Gemmas, and native only in room-sized sovereign states known as 'Gemma Wings'.

For those who want to recognise Gemman but do not speak it, the accent is characterised as shout-filled, vexed and jovial in equal measure, full of inappropriate flirtations and obscene remarks, and punctuated by frequent bouts of flatulance and giggling.
A Gemma: "I *giggle* NEED ketchup ON my *breaks wind* nutella!"

Companion 1: "Wha-? Did you understand that?"

Companion 2: "No, I think it's obvious the accent's Gemman, though".
Gemman by Endangered_Dodo March 17, 2011
A man who is going out with a lady who is considerably older than he is. So called because he can often be found servicing an old boiler.
That Ashton Kutcher he's a total gasman.
gasman by Iain1977 March 31, 2007
Australian slang. Aboriginal origins but now used throughout Queensland and the Northern territory. Can be a verb or adjective. Means PRETEND, used in 3 main contexts.

1. Lie, talk shit, deceive
2. Joke, muck around, tease
3. bad, shithouse
1. You reckon you've shagged sophie monk ay? you're gammin
2. Damo ripped you off for that q? what a gammin little cunt
3. you lost your phone last night? thats gammin
4. Nah I'm just gammin with you, i can come pick you up
gammin by Catie ada October 19, 2007