August ham

noun

Etymology

Formed by compounding the nouns August + ham, with reference to the season the fruit is ripe as well as the color (pink like a ham). See OED August, n., OED ham, n.1.

Meaning & use

  1. food
    2002–A watermelon.
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    2002
    August ham: watermelon.
    Mojo February 100/5
    2006
    Hammering the hummingbird hard/Music just as sweet as August ham
    Guardian 5 July (Guide Supplement) 19/1
    2008
    Ah done hates duh spring; Ah sighs fo' August ham.
    Sunday Times Nexis 21 December (Magazine section) 22/2
    2019
    Better yet, I prayed, someone will offer me a slice of an August ham with its sweet pink juice and black seeds.
    twitter.com accessed 13 May 2024 in @OmiiLex 25 December
    2024
    Here is 3 cents, go and buy yourself an August Ham. An August Ham, Hink? What's that? Dammit, W.W.! An August Ham is a watermelon. Don't you know your own people's argot?
    Guardian Nexis 29 August

See also

  • watermelon