hambone
/ˈhæmˌboʊn/
verb
- To perform the hambone, slapping one's body to create rhythmic sounds.
- He can hambone for hours without getting tired.
- At the talent show, she hamboned while singing a folk song.
- The street musician hamboned to the beat of a drum.
noun
- The bone of a ham, especially the thigh bone of a pig.
- The butcher saved the hambone for a customer who wanted to make stock.
- My grandmother used a hambone to flavor her famous bean soup.
- The dog happily chewed on the leftover hambone from dinner.
- A style of percussive body music, especially slapping the thighs and chest, often associated with African American folk music.
- The performer entertained the crowd with a lively hambone routine.
- The hambone has roots in traditional African American music and dance.
- Children learned to do the hambone by slapping their legs and clapping in rhythm.