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Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. To strike, beat, or bang; break; destroy.
  2. n. A tumult; fray; light; struggle; row; disturbance.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. v. Scot. & Prov. Eng. To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy.
  2. n. Scot. & Prov. Eng. A turmoil; a broil; a fray; a fight.

Examples

  • “Seaforth profited by the confusion to take the delinquent who had caused this "stramash" by the arm, and to lead him to the lawn, where he had a word or two for his private ear.”

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  • “It must be a mark of how I've managed to cut down on my interwebs time-wasting that until yesterday I was completely unaware of the big online stramash that this was born out of.”

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  • “When a penalty kick is saved and the ball rebounds off the goalkeeper and back into play there is often something of a stramash in the penalty area, and yet despite the melee I dont think I've ever seen a referee immediately award another penalty as a result of further foul play," writes James Crane.”

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  • “I remain unpersuaded that there's much point to the Chilcot Inquiry and the stramash over Lord Goldsmith's interpretation of the”

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  • “I remain unpersuaded that there's much point to the Chilcot Inquiry and the stramash over Lord Goldsmith's interpretation of the legal case for toppling Saddam does little to change that.”

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  • “Yon wee stramash didna do it any good," he admitted, massaging the shoulder with his free hand.”

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  • “Circuitous Meandering: Kirkish stramash skip to main”

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  • “This stramash is over the appointment of a minister who is living with his male partner and this is unacceptable to a vocal minority of traditionalists and conservatives conservative minorities are often vocal.”

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  • “Suppose a President McCain approached every problem, dispute or stramash with the same rigour, diligence and sweet consideration with which he seems to have chosen his running-mate?”

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  • “For example, there's an online stramash at the moment about a new sci-fi programme guide that includes extracts from fan reviews published on LiveJournal.”

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Words with the same meaning

  1. break
  1. destroy
  1. turmoil
  1. broil
  1. fray
  1. fight

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  • yarb I know it as a Scots word. Certainly if you hear someone using this word it's a safe bet they're Scottish. Often used to refer to a frenetic situation on the football field, e.g. 'There's a right old stramash in the box, and it squirts out to McSporran and the wee man just picks hs spot!' Aug 14, 2008

  • reesetee The few dictionaries I checked give the origin as "Scot. & Prov. Eng."

    I don't think I'd like the word as much if it were pronounced with emphasis on the first syllable. :-) Aug 14, 2008

  • chained_bear Is this of Gaelic origin, perchance? I always think of it that way (perhaps because it sounds Scottish) but never bothered to find out.

    Edit: Google dictionary says origin unknown. *bummed out* Aug 14, 2008

  • whichbe Disturbance, racket; crash, smashup. May 13, 2008

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