See Also: rosalia(dictionary)
Orczy, Emmuska (Magdalena Rosalia Marie Josepha Barbara), Baroness(encyclopedia)

bam(2) (iou) and rosalia (iou)


bam(2) (iou)



bam verb & noun. [bam] slang & dial. E18.
[Rel. to BAMBOOZLE: either an abbreviation of it or the source of its 1st syll. Sense B.2 and the compounds may be unrelated to this.]
A. verb trans. & intrans. Infl. -mm-. = BAMBOOZLE verb 1. E18.
b. noun.
A hoax, a trick. E18.
A foolish or silly person. Scot. M20.
I. Pattison Ya ungrateful bam! I just saved your poxy life!
Comb.: bampot, bamstick Scot. = sense B.2 above.

rosalia (iou)



rosalia noun. E19.
[Italian female forename in Rosalia, mia cara title of an Italian song using this device.]
Music. The repetition of a phrase or melody one note higher, with the retention of the same intervals and a consequent change of key.