Hamming and Idle

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Hamming noun - Poor acting by a ham actor.

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Idle is an antonym for hamming in entertain by playing a role topic.

Nearby Word: hammed

Idle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

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Hamming is an antonym for idle.

Nearby Words: idled, idleness, idler, idling, idly

It helps that it's sung by Eric Idle who was hamming it up for all he was worth.

Source: So Bad Its Good / Film

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