rammy
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of rammy
C20: perhaps from earlier Scot rammle row, uproar
Example Sentences
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The inquiry heard that Ms Lloyd wrote to Ms Sturgeon in November 2020 expressing the chief of staff's desire to create "a good old-fashioned rammy" with the Tories.
From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024
In WhatsApp messages from November 2020, she told Ms Sturgeon that she wanted a "good old-fashioned rammy" with the UK government over Holyrood's call for furlough to be extended.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024
The inquiry also heard that Ms Lloyd told Ms Sturgeon in WhatsApp messages that she wanted a "good old-fashioned rammy" with the UK government so she could "think about something other than sick people".
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024
ITV certainly thought so, opting to televise the match live in preference to the more traditional top-division rammy between George Graham's emerging Arsenal and Forest.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2012
Embarrassing moment of the season A supposedly routine Sunday lunchtime SPL match between Hamilton and Hearts turned into something of a rammy.
From The Guardian • May 14, 2010
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