ramstam

[ ram-stam ]

/ ˈræm stæm /

Scot. and North England

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adjective

obstinate; headstrong.

noun

a stubborn or thoughtless person.

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Origin of ramstam

1780–90; perhaps rhyming compound based on ram¹ and stamp

Words nearby ramstam

ram's-head lady's-slipper, ramshorn snail, Ram Singh, ramson, ramsons, ramstam, ramtil, ramulose, ramus, ran, Rancagua

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British Dictionary definitions for ramstam

ramstam

/ (ˈræmˈstæm) Scot /

adverb

headlong; hastily

adjective

headlong; precipitate

Word Origin for ramstam

C18: perhaps from ram + dialect stam to stamp

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