Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
clan-jamfrie . - noun Rubbish; trumpery. Also
clam-jamphrie .
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Examples
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"If you put it that way I don't care one jack straw for the whole clamjamfry of them."
A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 William MacLeod Raine 1912
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Laird and leddies and bastards, the whole clamjamfry.
The McBrides A Romance of Arran John Sillars
flannagan commented on the word clamjamfry
The mob or rabble (Scottish).
July 30, 2007
sionnach commented on the word clamjamfry
Praise the Lord! My search for a rhyme for hamspamfry is over.
The Edinbourgeoisie clamjamfry
Were having themselves a hamspamfry
When suddenly the Rabbi
(Confusingly named Rabbie)
......
distressingly, the last line of this fine "verse" appears to be lost to posterity. Unless some talented Wordie can manage to reconstruct it
March 5, 2009
bilby commented on the word clamjamfry
Fell into a pot of jam Dumfrie.
March 5, 2009
bilby commented on the word clamjamfry
Cajoled a wee lass to whambamfry.
March 5, 2009
bilby commented on the word clamjamfry
Cavorted a startling handstandfry.
March 5, 2009
bilby commented on the word clamjamfry
Pacified the unwashed with flimflamfry.
March 5, 2009
bilby commented on the word clamjamfry
Trumped the haggis with deep-fried ramlambfry.
March 5, 2009
sionnach commented on the word clamjamfry
"Trumped the haggis with deep-fried ramlambfry."
Not for the first time, the leather-eared one shows signs of mitigating brilliance, nay, genius!
March 5, 2009