ramstam

American

[ram-stam] / ˈræm stæm /

adjective

obstinate; headstrong.

noun

a stubborn or thoughtless person.

ramstam British

/ ˈræmˈstæm /

adverb

headlong; hastily

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adjective

headlong; precipitate

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Etymology

Origin of ramstam

1780–90; perhaps rhyming compound based on ram ¹ and stamp

Example Sentences

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Was ever a woman so provokit wi' a ramstam, dotrifeed gomeral o' a man?

From My Man Sandy by Salmond, J. B.

I doubt you’ll prove A rackle ramstam wife, if you’ve your head.

From Krindlesyke by Gibson, Wilfrid Wilson

One of a number of words in Sco. formed with ram, cp. ramshackle, ramstam, rammous, etc.

From Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by Flom, George Tobias

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