ramshack

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/ˈræmˌʃæk/

A form of ransack — To search (a place, through things, etc.) thoroughly, especially when vigorous and leaving behind a state of disarray.

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Meanings

verbramshack (third-person singular simple present ramshacks, present participle ramshacking, simple past and past participle ramshacked)

present singular third person ramshacks · participle present ramshacking · participle past ramshacked · past ramshacked

  1. Southern USalternativetransitivechiefly African-American VernacularAlternative form of ransack

    Slammin' a hype-ass verse 'til your head burst I ramshack dead in the track, and that's that!

    1993, Wu-Tang Clan, “Wu-Tang: 7th Chamber”, in Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ransack

Origin

First attested in the 1890s. See ransack.

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APA

ramshack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramshack

MLA

“ramshack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramshack. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ramshack,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ramshack.

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