DEFINITIONS

stramash

[ struh-mash, stram-uh sh ]
/ strəˈmæʃ, ˈstræm əʃ /

noun Scot.

an uproar; disturbance.

Words nearby stramash

straitjacket, straits dollar, straits settlements, strake, stralsund, stramash, stramineous, stramonium, strand, strand line, strand wolf

Origin of stramash

First recorded in 1795–1805; origin uncertain
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Examples from the Web for stramash

  • Men hae been married afore now without making sic a stramash.

    Tommy and Grizel|J.M. Barrie

British Dictionary definitions for stramash

stramash
/ (strəˈmæʃ) Scot /

noun

an uproar; tumult; brawl

verb (tr)

to destroy; smash

Word Origin for stramash

C18: perhaps expanded from smash
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