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rammy
(rammy)
Pronunciation:
/ˈrami/
noun
(
plural
rammies
)
Scottish
a quarrel or brawl:
they started a rammy at the taxi rank
‘Keep the rammy doon, I’m trying to kip.’
Origin:
1930s
: perhaps from Scots
rammle
'row, uproar', variant of
ramble
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