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ramshack en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈræmˌʃæk/

Etymology

First attested in the 1890s. See ransack.

Meanings

  1. (Southern-US, alt-of, alternative, qualifier:chiefly African-American Vernacular, transitive) Alternative form of ransack
    alt of ransack
    • Slammin' a hype-ass verse 'til your head burst I ramshack dead in the track, and that's that! 1993, Wu-Tang Clan, “Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber”, in Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers):

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
ramshacks Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
ramshacked Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
ramshacked Tense=Past lexicographic
ramshacking Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic