A forthcoming bye-election was described to be a brammer.
I know what is meant but I cannot define the meaning of brammer!
Can anyone help?
A brammer of a question
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A brammer of a question
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Re: A brammer of a question
Oh good some practise for my new job.Hugo wrote:A forthcoming bye-election was described to be a brammer.
I know what is meant but I cannot define the meaning of brammer!
Can anyone help?
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Normally I think it would be used for something that is 'very good' or 'excellent' but in this case 'important' might be a better translation.
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The quote in full is found on The Scotsman website.
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/We39l ... 5734866.jp
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AndrewP
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/We39l ... 5734866.jp
In this context I would define brammer as momentous occasion. I take it to mean that he expects the by-election to be a momentous occasion for his party.The Scotsman website wrote:ALEX Salmond predicted yesterday that the fight for Glasgow North East would be a "brammer of a by-election with a monster result" as he launched his party's campaign in the constituency.
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I would define a Brammer as something out of the ordinary & hard fought.
"He had a brammer of a black eye".
"He had a brammer of a black eye".
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Re: A brammer of a question
I think a Brammer? was a very fancy lock. The best available!