![Tom Scott πΊπ¦ on Twitter: "The term "gammon" was being used nearly 200 years ago to denote a certain type of pompous twit who holds forth loudly about his own "patriotism". Dickens Tom Scott πΊπ¦ on Twitter: "The term "gammon" was being used nearly 200 years ago to denote a certain type of pompous twit who holds forth loudly about his own "patriotism". Dickens](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EyfBPeyW8AAElnP.png)
Tom Scott πΊπ¦ on Twitter: "The term "gammon" was being used nearly 200 years ago to denote a certain type of pompous twit who holds forth loudly about his own "patriotism". Dickens
Simple Politics - The word 'gammon' is in the Collins dictionary as their 'word of the year'. Here's an extract of a debate on the radio from a couple of months ago...
![I'm the one who coined the term gammon β and now I deeply regret it | The Independent | The Independent I'm the one who coined the term gammon β and now I deeply regret it | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/05/11/08/vote-leave.jpg?width=1200)
I'm the one who coined the term gammon β and now I deeply regret it | The Independent | The Independent
![Gammon: Why is the term being used to insult Brexiteers and where does Charles Dickens come into it? | The Independent | The Independent Gammon: Why is the term being used to insult Brexiteers and where does Charles Dickens come into it? | The Independent | The Independent](https://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/thumbnails/image/2018/05/15/13/john-bull-gillray.jpg?width=1200)