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Pam vs Tam - What's the difference?

pam | tam |

As nouns the difference between pam and tam

is that pam is the jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards while tam is a tam o'shanter, a tall knit wool cap traditionally associated with Scotland.

As a verb pam

is to pan.

As a proper noun Pam

is a diminutive of the female given name Pamela.

As an initialism PAM

is power Amplitude Modulation.

As an abbreviation TAM is

tamaulipas, a state of Mexico.

pam

English

Etymology 1

Probably short for (etyl) , special use of man's name.

Noun

(en noun)
  • The jack of clubs in loo played with hands of 5 cards.
  • A card game, similar to napoleon, in which the jack of clubs is the highest trump.

    • Etymology 2

    Probably alteration of (pan).

    Verb

  • To pan.

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    tam

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A tam o'shanter, a tall knit wool cap traditionally associated with Scotland.
  • * {{quote-news, year=1988, date=July 1, author=Bryan Miller, title=A Gathering of Scots, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams , kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees. }}

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