verb
General Slang
lamp
· verb · brummie
To hit someone — usually one decisive clout.
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Definitions
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To punch or strike someone, generally a single hard hit rather than a sustained fight. Carries a flavour of 'they had it coming'.
“He kept mouthin off so I lamped him.”
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A light, or specifically a streetlamp — the literal noun sense.
“Meet us under the lamp by the chippy.”
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lamp In A Sentence
He kept mouthin off so I lamped him.
Meet us under the lamp by the chippy.
Origin & Usage
British slang since at least the early 1900s; spread well beyond Birmingham but stayed firmly in the Brummie vocabulary.
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