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clammin
What does clammin mean?
Very hungry — the kind of hungry where you'd eat the leg off the table. From the older northern English clem, meaning to be pinched with hunger. Geordies drop the g and stretch it out: clammin'.
"When's tea? I'm absolutely clammin'."
Origin
From clem, an old northern/Midlands English verb meaning to starve or be pinched with cold or hunger, attested from the 16th century.
Frequently asked questions
What does clammin mean in Geordie?
In Geordie slang, clammin means properly starving — genuinely hungry, not just a bit peckish.
How do you use clammin in a sentence?
"When's tea ready? I'm absolutely clammin."
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