here<\/a>).<\/p>\nExample Usage<\/h2>\n
\u201cI\u2019m about to go ham on this steak tonight. It\u2019ll be gone in less than a minute.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to go ham on the paint job on this car.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to go ham during this paintball game later.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you see how fast Tom power washed the driveway? He went ham on that.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMom is about to go ham on Thanksgiving dinner. She bought $200 worth of groceries for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Origin<\/h2>\n
There is some argument on the Internet over the true origin of this phrase. Most people believe it is a result of rappers Kanye West and Jay-Z\u2019s song H-A-M, <\/em>that was released January 11 of 2011. Other rap artists had used the phrase in their songs before, though, including Gucci who released a song titled Go Ham on Em <\/em>in 2008.<\/p>\nGoogle Trends shows that interest in the term skyrocketed around 2011, but that the phrase had still seen some interest as early as 2004. Another source believes the phrase originated from an ad released in June of 1977 in the magazine \u201cPopular Mechanics\u201d, in which the sentence :one of the reasons to go ham is the quiet hi-fi sound of radios used in the two-meter ham band\u201d. There is some debate over this theory, though, since this ad was marketing \u201cham radios\u201d and not specifically using the phrase \u201cgo ham\u201d in the way that it is now typically used. Regardless, the phrase did greatly increase in popularity as a result of Kanye West and Jay-Z\u2019s song, but has not been used as much in recent years as it was around 2011.<\/p>\n
Phrases Similar to Go Ham<\/h2>\n\n- Ham-fisted<\/li>\n
- Hamming it up<\/li>\n
- Go hard<\/li>\n
- Give it all you\u2019ve got<\/li>\n
- Work like a dog<\/li>\n
- Bend over backwards<\/li>\n
- Go stupid<\/li>\n
- Go crazy<\/li>\n
- Lose your temper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Phrases Opposite to Go Ham<\/h2>\n\n- Calm<\/li>\n
- No effort<\/li>\n
- Chill<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What is the Correct Saying?<\/h2>\n\n- \u201cGo ham\u201d is, itself, the correct saying.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ways People May Incorrectly Say Go Ham<\/h2>\n
The phrase \u201cgo ham\u201d refers to someone putting an insurmountable amount of effort into something, or someone losing their temper on someone else. Using the phrase to refer to something that does not take much effort or someone that is not losing their cool would be incorrect. Some ways that \u201cgo ham\u201d is used incorrectly are:<\/p>\n
\n- I\u2019m going to go ham watching a movie later.<\/li>\n
- I\u2019m about to go ham brushing my teeth.<\/li>\n
- Cindy is always so cool, calm, and collected. She goes ham all the time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Acceptable Ways to Phrase Go Ham<\/h2>\n\n- I\u2019m going to go ham making an amazing dinner later.<\/li>\n
- John really went ham at his baseball game last night. He got three homeruns!<\/li>\n
- Did you see Riley go ham on Karen last night? Apparently Karen\u2019s been cheating with her boyfriend.<\/li>\n
- I\u2019m about to go ham cleaning every room in my house today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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