"rammy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɹami/ [UK] Forms: more rammy [comparative], most rammy [superlative]
Etymology: From ram + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ram|y}} ram + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} rammy (comparative more rammy, superlative most rammy)
  1. (now UK regional) Of a food, taste, odour etc.: like a ram; pungent, rank. Tags: UK, regional
    Sense id: en-rammy-en-adj-0AR42j11 Categories (other): British English, Regional English
  2. (US, colloquial) Frisky, lecherous. Tags: US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-rammy-en-adj-~FVfCmhS Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 49 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: rammies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rammy (plural rammies)
  1. (Scotland) A disorderly argument or disturbance; a fracas. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-rammy-en-noun-VS5j1vom Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rammy meaning in English (2.4kB)

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