A fork of Rural Dictionary
Noun or Adjective- Originated in railroad industry, used to classify a large group of males in the greater Pennsylvania area Character traits, originating from Pennsylvania Dutch tradition, include and are not limited to: Blind loyalty and defense of whoever is signing their paycheck, no matter how bad of a deal or how draconian their working conditions are; Their way of doing any task they are skilled at is the only way in the entire world to do it, usually because they were taught by another Hammy that they deify; Extreme passive aggressiveness that makes up a bulk of their daily conversation with others and rubs everyone, including other Hammies the wrong way.
Amos thinks he doesn't deserve overtime because Mr. Mueller lets him oil the steam engine, what a hammy.