rammish
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a strong, unpleasant smell reminiscent of a male goat: "rammish" describes an odour that is rank, pungent, and goat-like.
- Figuratively, having a coarse or lewd quality: In extended use, "rammish" can refer to behaviour or speech that is vulgar, lustful, or animalistic.
Usage Examples
- (The barn smelled strongly of male goat.)
- (His lewd and coarse humour offended others.)
Advanced Usage
"rammish scent": a specific reference to the musky, strong smell of a buck goat.
- The hiker caught a rammish scent on the wind, warning him of a nearby herd. (The smell indicated the presence of male goats.)
"rammish behaviour": conduct that is crude, sexually suggestive, or lacking refinement.
- The critic described the film's rammish scenes as gratuitous and offensive. (The scenes were vulgar and unnecessary.)
Variants and Related Words
Ram (n): an adult male sheep or goat.
- The ram stood proudly on the hill. (The male goat was prominent.)
Rammishness (n): the quality of being rammish; a strong, goat-like smell or lewdness.
- The rammishness of the room was overwhelming. (The strong odour was overpowering.)
Synonyms
- Goatish: resembling or characteristic of a goat, especially in smell or lustfulness.
- Rank: having a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Lecherous: having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire (for figurative use).
Phrasal Verbs
- None directly associated with "rammish" as it is an adjective.
Related Idioms
- "To smell like a billy goat": to have a very strong, unpleasant odour (similar to "rammish").
- After the hike, he smelled like a billy goat. (He had a strong, goat-like smell.)