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
It’s inevitable that with such free movement of players, every now and then the odd one moves between rival clubs and causes a bit of a stramash on the terraces.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2014
A stramash - pronounced with the emphasis on the second syllable - is a Scottish word for a heated debate or a tussle that teeters on the edge of a row.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2014
Indeed the debate has often been described as "an ugly stramash".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2014
And I guess they are at the bottom of the stramash.’
From The Disentanglers by Lang, Andrew
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