"Ram-jam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Ram-jams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Ram-jam (plural Ram-jams)
  1. (dated, nonce word) A person of vaguely Middle Eastern ethnicity. Tags: dated, nonce-word

Inflected forms

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