Gammon (insult)

Gammon is a pejorative popularised in British political culture since around 2012. The term refers in particular to the colour of a person's flushed face when expressing their strong opinions, as compared to the type of pork of the same name. It is defined in this context by the Oxford English Dictionary as "various parasynthetic adjectives referring to particularly reddish or florid complexions".
In 2018, it became particularly known as a term to describe either those on the political right or those who supported Brexit. Due to its origins as a reference to skin color, there is considerable debate over whether the term may be considered "racist".
Recent history.
In 2004, in a section termed "The Ten: Lamest Sporting Excuses" in The Observer, the following appeared:
In 2012, Caitlin Moran wrote that British Prime Minister David Cameron resembled "a slightly camp gammon robot" and "a C3PO made of ham" in her 2012 book "Moranthology".
In 2015, Ruby Tandoh called "Great British Bake Off" judge Paul Hollywood a "walking gammon joint".
In 2017, children's author Ben Davis tweeted a picture of nine members of a BBC "Question Time" audience and referred to them as "the Great Wall of Gammon", leading to the term becoming popularised, particularly on social media.
Earlier historical uses.
In 1604, John Marston wrote "Your devilship’s ring has no virtue, the buff-captain, the sallow-westphalian gammon-faced zaza cries" in "The Malcontent".
In 1622, John Taylor wrote "Where many a warlike Horse & many a Nagge mires:Thou kildst the gammon visag'd poore Westphalians" in "The great O Toole".
In 1838, Charles Dickens used the word in his 1838 novel, "Nicholas Nickleby":