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A (usually annual) gathering of old, stinky, unwashed, and severely overweight men (with a limited number of women, usually of the same qualities) where antiquated and largely useless radio equipment is bought, sold, and traded, usually at exorbitantly high prices.

While some hamfests are useful for finding odd parts and rare equipment, many have degraded in quality over the years and are not worth going to any more.
I was at this one hamfest in Bowie, MD and this hambone picked up a simplex repeater and said, "Duh, so it records the radio, TTX?"

h4mb0n3-1: Man, did you go to the Vienna hamfest this year, the one at NOVA?

h4mb0n3-2: No way, d00d, that hamfest is not as good as it used to be.
hamfest by Scout 740 Baker April 16, 2004
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Hamfucker 

1. A word used to describe a person with limited social skils or is an otherwise undesirable individual from a personality standpoint. It can be used interchangeably with words like asshole, fuckbucket, shitpurse, tool, numbnuts, etc.

2. A male who is able to attract beautiful women but chooses to hook up with flatsos and other fat broads.

3. An individual who literally has sex with ham.
1. What the hell? Who's the hamfucker that upper decked my toilet?

2. Q. Why is Bob with that chick? She's a bitch, she's fat and he can do so much better. A. He's a hamfucker, that's why.

3. News Anchor: "In local news, an unidentified male is in police custody for indecent exposure and lewd conduct involving a canned ham at a supermarket..." Witness on camera: "...I saw him open a can of ham and then, well my children started crying..." News correspondant: "...that's disturbing news...back to you Jim..." News Anchor: "that's one sick hamfucker; sports is coming up after the break..."
Hamfucker by JEUNT April 15, 2010

Sheldon Hamft 

A sweaty bot who has mind powers and plays Fortnite on stretch.
Sheldon Hamft doesn't have a phone.
Sheldon Hamft by hjskfh February 4, 2019

Hamflower 

My hamflower is itchy. That dude is a total hamflower.
Hamflower by VoiceOfVerdad July 8, 2012
Shredded Mozzarella cheese on top of Ham, Fries, and Cheetos. Which is then properly microwaved for 1 minute to please ones own self
Yo Pi’erre wanna come out here and make us some Hamfros
Hamfros by bananapeeler1 December 1, 2019

hamflatch 

A cupboard or cellar dedicated to the aging and storage of hams, sausages and other pork products.

Generally designed to be bearproof, and often accessed through a heavy wooden trapdoor in the floor.
Ben's been aging a pork shoulder in the hamflatch--he's taking it out for a Sausage Fiesta this afternoon.
hamflatch by El Lémur August 13, 2009
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murderhobo 

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Dave: I call dibs on the dog.
DM: You murderhobos disgust me.
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