Ham
Ham noun - (Old Testament) son of Noah.
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Pretentious and ham are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretentious" instead an adjective "Ham".
Pretentious
Pretentious adjective - Self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance.
Ham and pretentious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ham" instead an adjective "Pretentious".
Nearby Words: pretentiousness, pretentiously
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- Comments: It's a very cute, short, four chapter piece about reconciliation, the evils of bigotry, jumping to conclusions, and stereotyping, all presented in a fun, upbeat, uplifting way without coming off as pretentious or ham handed.
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Anton Chekhov's short play The Bear: the boorish Large Ham Smirnov is at first very disdainful to his debtor's widow Popova, finding her prissy and pretentious, but becomes smitten when Popova reveals to be a Hidden Badass.
Source: Love at First Punch -
Love at First Punch: In the short play The Bear, the boorish Large Ham Smirnov is at first very disdainful to his debtor's widow Popova, finding her prissy and pretentious, but becomes smitten when Popova reveals to be a Hidden Badass.
Source: Creator / Anton Chekhov
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