clam n.3
a lump of phlegm.
Cat Man 5: [T]he old men kept the clams in their mouths; they didn’t spit them on the floor. | ||
in DARE. | ||
Fort Apache, The Bronx 90: ‘That was some clam you laid on him.’ [...] Murphy wiped his chin. | ||
🌐 You know what I do like? The term ‘clam.’ It’s a very Massachusetts colloquial term for hawking up some glob from within. | ‘Sweat Flavoured Gummi’ Journal at Blogspot.com