Ham (noun)

1. A cut of meat from the hind leg of a hog or pig, typically cured and sometimes smoked.
2. An unskilled, often slapstick performance in which a performer's embarrassing actions are exaggerated for comic effect.
3. A person who is very bad at a particular activity, especially acting.

Origin:

Middle english hame, from old english ham; akin to old high german hamma ham, and probably to old english hamm corner.

Examples:

1. We had ham, eggs and toast for breakfast.
2. His performance was a ham-fisted attempt at comedy.
3. He is such a ham when it comes to playing the piano.
4. This ham is dry-cured and aged for six months.
5. He made the audience roll with laughter with his ham acting.