stramash
Americannoun
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of stramash
First recorded in 1795–1805; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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He frequently plucks from his tremendous word hoard gems that will send you to the dictionary: bonxie, fankle, rupestral, stramash, zawn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
This Six Nations has been billed as a battle for northern hemisphere supremacy with the World Cup looming, but the most significant stramash of all may be here, on the opening weekend.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 2, 2019
It feels as if the Vettel-Hamilton stramash in Baku has brought the campaign to the boil, even if both have struck a more emollient tone towards each other in recent days.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 9, 2017
The Caledonian Mercury has attempted to describe the key components of a stramash for the uninitiated.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2014
"Men hae been married afore now without making sic a stramash."
From Tommy and Grizel by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
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