ramstam

[ ram-stam ]
/ ˈræm stæm /
Scot. and North England

adjective

obstinate; headstrong.

noun

a stubborn or thoughtless person.

Origin of ramstam

1780–90; perhaps rhyming compound based on ram1 and stamp

British Dictionary definitions for ramstam

ramstam
/ (ˈræmˈstæm) Scot /

adverb

headlong; hastily

adjective

headlong; precipitate

Word Origin for ramstam

C18: perhaps from ram + dialect stam to stamp