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单词 ram sammy
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ram sammyn.

Brit. /ˌram ˈsami/, U.S. /ˌræm ˈsæmi/
Origin: Of uncertain origin.
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps compare earlier ram-jam adv. and later rammy n.
slang (originally English regional (south-western)).
(a) A family quarrel; a noisy gathering. (b) A fight; a scrap.
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society > society and the community > dissent > quarrel or quarrelling > [noun] > family quarrel
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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).
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