rama
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- noun
- /ˈrɑːmə/
- Informal
- The festival was a true rama, filled with vibrant performances and colorful parades.
- o-rama
- vote-a-rama
- bowl-o-rama
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Examples
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Not your typical HC rama-lama-ding-dong with those guys, but it worked.
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Still, the minority can often use the vote-a-rama to force members of the majority party to take politically tough votes.
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And how's this for drama-rama?
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Thrill-o-rama!
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Weird-o-rama.
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The concert turned into a spectacular rama, dazzling the audience with breathtaking lights and music.
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Her speech at the rally was an emotional rama that inspired everyone present.
Synonyms
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An event that causes strong emotion and surprise
How Dramatic
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- Informal
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rama comes from the word part -rama seen in names like panorama and Cinerama, and that part goes back to an old Greek word meaning 'view' or 'sight'. So a rama is a big, showy event or show, a loud, exciting 'view' for many people.