Ham and egger - Revision history

Ric at 23:56, 23 April 2025

2025-04-23T23:56:05Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:56, 23 April 2025
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[file:63Nov.jpg\|right\|Nov 1963 The Ring]]		[[file:63Nov.jpg\|right\|250px\|Nov 1963 The Ring]]
	The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."		The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."

Ric: slight format edit

2005-12-22T17:39:48Z

slight format edit

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:39, 22 December 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[file:63Nov.jpg\|~~left~~\|Nov 1963 The Ring]]		[[file:63Nov.jpg\|right\|Nov 1963 The Ring]]

	The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."		The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."

Line 7:		Line 6:
	"HAM-AND-EGGER - n. 1. Orig. Boxing. an amateur or semiprofessional boxer, esp. of mediocre skills (broadly) an oaf; palooka... (From ''Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O'' by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.)"		"HAM-AND-EGGER - n. 1. Orig. Boxing. an amateur or semiprofessional boxer, esp. of mediocre skills (broadly) an oaf; palooka... (From ''Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O'' by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.)"

	<small>~~The above is courtesy~~ of [http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0823M04.htm Hungry Browser]</small>		<small>Courtesy of [http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0823M04.htm Hungry Browser]</small>

	[[Category:Glossary\|ham-and-egger]]		[[Category:Glossary\|ham-and-egger]]

Ric: adjusted photo & tweaked

2005-06-18T04:16:20Z

adjusted photo & tweaked

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:16, 18 June 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[file:63Nov.jpg\|Nov 1963 The Ring]]		[[file:63Nov.jpg\|left\|Nov 1963 The Ring]]

	The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."		The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."
Line 7:		Line 7:
	"HAM-AND-EGGER - n. 1. Orig. Boxing. an amateur or semiprofessional boxer, esp. of mediocre skills (broadly) an oaf; palooka... (From ''Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O'' by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.)"		"HAM-AND-EGGER - n. 1. Orig. Boxing. an amateur or semiprofessional boxer, esp. of mediocre skills (broadly) an oaf; palooka... (From ''Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O'' by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.)"

	The above is ~~taken and edited from the~~ [http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0823M04.htm Hungry Browser].		<small>The above is courtesy of [http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0823M04.htm Hungry Browser]</small>

	[[Category:Glossary\|ham-and-egger]]		[[Category:Glossary\|ham-and-egger]]

Ric: added image

2005-03-13T15:34:01Z

added image

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:34, 13 March 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
			[[file:63Nov.jpg\|Nov 1963 The Ring]]

	The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."		The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."

Ric: updated

2005-03-07T22:58:16Z

updated

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:58, 7 March 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~definition~~: ~~put here~~		The term "ham and egger" has connotations ranging from that of "ordinary person" to that of "loser." Some people proudly call themselves a "ham and egger," using it to mean an "ordinary person" or "nobody special." Other people use it as an insult: "He'll never amount to anything. He's just a ham and egger."

	The ~~name derives~~ from the ~~inexpensive meal such a boxer could afford with the meager ring earnings he made from his [~~[~~bout~~]]s.		In boxing, it is synonymous for "[[palooka]]" or "[[tomato can]]"--those boxers who would never be [[contender]]s; they were just around to serve as opponents and [[sparring partner]]s for contenders on their way up. They didn't get big prizes like the winners, just enough to pay for their meals--their "ham and eggs."

			"HAM-AND-EGGER - n. 1. Orig. Boxing. an amateur or semiprofessional boxer, esp. of mediocre skills (broadly) an oaf; palooka... (From ''Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, Volume 1, H-O'' by J.E. Lighter, Random House, New York, 1994.)"

			The above is taken and edited from the [http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m0823M04.htm Hungry Browser].

	[[Category:Glossary\|ham-and-egger]]		[[Category:Glossary\|ham-and-egger]]

Ric at 22:02, 7 March 2005

2005-03-07T22:02:47Z

New page

definition: put here

The name derives from the inexpensive meal such a boxer could afford with the meager ring earnings he made from his [[bout]]s.

[[Category:Glossary|ham-and-egger]]