adjective General Slang

tamping

· adjective · welsh

South Wales for absolutely furious.

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Raging. Not mildly annoyed — properly seething, stamping-mad. Heard all over the South Wales Valleys, especially Cardiff and the surrounding towns. Usually 'tamping mad' or just 'tamping' on its own.

“Mam was tamping when she saw the state of the kitchen.”
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tamping In A Sentence

Mam was tamping when she saw the state of the kitchen.

Origin & Usage

South Wales Valleys English, likely from the literal sense of 'tamping' (stamping down hard, as with explosives in mining) — picturing someone so angry they're stamping the ground.

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