Cam vs Fam - What's the difference?
cam | fam |
A turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it.
A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for forcing or clamping two pieces together.
(UK, dialect) A ridge or mound of earth.
(rock climbing) A camming device, a spring-loaded device for effecting a temporary belay in a rock crevice.
To go on webcam with someone
(informal) Family
(colloquial, hospitality industry) Familiarization.
(slang, AAVE, and, Multicultural London English)
In informal terms the difference between cam and fam
is that cam is camera while fam is family.As nouns the difference between cam and fam
is that cam is a turning or sliding piece which imparts motion to a rod, lever or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it while fam is family.As proper nouns the difference between cam and fam
is that cam is a diminutive=Cameron given name while Fam is a local language spoken in the Taraba State area of Nigeria.As a verb cam
is to go on webcam with someone.As an adverb cam
is alternative form of lang=en.cam
English
(CAM)Etymology 1
Recorded since the 16th century, from (etyl) )Noun
(en noun)- (Wright)
Derived terms
* overhead camSee also
* ("cam" on Wikipedia)External links
*climbing cam
Etymology 2
From (camera), from the first part of (etyl) (camera)Derived terms
* camcorder * camgirl * cammer * camwhore * dashcam * nanny cam * Steadicam * webcam * webcammerVerb
Etymology 3
External links
*Anagrams
* acm ----fam
English
Noun
(en noun)- I'm gonna visit the fam .
- The tourist board organized fam junkets for travel agents.
- She arranged back-to-back fams and took her boyfriend.
- Hey fam how you doin'? / Safe mate, safe.