bama
Americannoun
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(sometimes initial capital letter) a person from Alabama or the southern U.S..
I’m proud to be a bama.
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an unsophisticated, unfashionable, or ignorant person; a hick.
All these bamas don’t know a thing.
adjective
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(sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to Alabama or the southern U.S.: a celebration of bama blackness.
spicy ‘bama flavors;
a celebration of bama blackness.
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of or characteristic of a hick; unsophisticated, unfashionable, or ignorant.
Those boots are so bama.
Usage
What else does bama mean? Bama, a clipped form of Alabama, is a nickname of the University of Alabama, the state, and the people who live there. Bama also popularly refers to the university’s successful SEC (Southeastern Conference) football program.The term bama can also be used as slang for someone who is unstylish, unsophisticated, or uncool.
Etymology
Origin of bama
Shortening of Alabama
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