Rammy

noun RAM-my ˈrami

Also spelled rami, rammy

A scuffle, brawl, or noisy fight — a sudden burst of pushing, shoving, and flying fists. 'A rammy buss out inna di bar' means a brawl broke out in the bar, and the word suggests a chaotic, tangled tussle among several people rather than a clean one-on-one fight. It names the messy, sudden eruption of violence in a crowded place, all confusion and grappling, and it belongs to the vocabulary of trouble and disorder, the flare-up that turns a lime or a session ugly in an instant.

  • A rammy buss out inna di dance.

    A brawl broke out in the dance.

  • Di two man get inna a rammy ova di domino.

    The two men got into a scuffle over the dominoes.

  • Police come wen di rammy start.

    Police came when the brawl started.

From 'ram' (to shove/butt); a scuffle or brawl full of ramming and pushing.

A chaotic scuffle/brawl. Compare 'bangarang', 'kas-kas', 'hell an powder house'.