单词 | ram sammy |
释义 | ram sammyn. slang (originally English regional (south-western)). (a) A family quarrel; a noisy gathering. (b) A fight; a scrap. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > family quarrel ram sammy1891 society > leisure > social event > social gathering > [noun] > lively or rowdy racket1745 rooty-toot1852 razoo1864 shindig1871 ram sammy1891 whoopee1909 ding-dong1936 clambake1937 knees-up1939 rave1960 rave-up1967 bashment1996 1891 Notes & Queries 12 Sept. 206/1 ‘A ram sammy’ = [in the West Country] a family quarrel or, in variation, a noisy gathering. 1902 Western Morning News 22 Apr. 5/5 A ‘ram sammy’ was a family quarrel. 1967 H. W. Sutherland Magnie v. 73 Hughie had nearly gone and coopered the lot by getting into a ram sammy with Anderson. 1976 J. Wainwright Walther P. 38 98 I was there, at this jazz club..in a cramped basement... Some people might have called it a ‘jam session’. Some people might have called it a ‘ram~sammy’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1891 |
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