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ramp
verb- to swindle, to con; to rob, to mug; to make trouble UK, 1812
Contemporary use is mainly West Indian and UK black. - “Listen Jackie,” he said in mock patois with a smile, “any fool-fool come trouble you, tell dem they better not ramp wid yuh[.”] — Donald Gorgon, Cop Killer, p. 79, 1994
- to pretend UK
A variation of the sense “to swindle, to con”. - Me from a serious part of town, y’get me? We nah ramp, starr! — Diran Adebayo, My Once Upon A Time, p. 39, 2000
- to search a prisoner or a prison cell AUSTRALIA, 1919
- — Jim Ramsay, Cop It Sweet!, p. 76, 1977
- Mr Harris, or Harrison, a short screw, has just ramped my cell and started throwing things about on the floor. — Ray Denning, Prison Diaries, p. 56, 1978
- — Ryan Aven-Bray, Ridgey Didge Oz Jack Lang, p. 41, 1983
- — William Dodson, The Sharp End, p. 27, 2001
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