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ramshackle - Dictionary definition and meaning for ramshackle

RAMSHACKLE

(adj.) in deplorable condition
"a street of bedraggled tenements", "a broken-down fence", "a ramshackle old pier", "a tumble-down shack"
synonyms : bedraggled , broken-down , derelict , dilapidated , tatterdemalion , tumble-down
After a tour of the dilapidated building, he discovered it was hopeless to renovate. -added by Administrator

Mnemonics for ramshackle

(Tag: ) bhagwan Ram ko jo shack(doubt) karega... uska mann tho unstable hi hoga.
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(Tag: ) ramshackle is divided as ram+shackle where ram is heavy impact for destruction where as shackle is chained one so DESTRUCT THE CHAINED OR WELL CONSTRUCTED ONE.
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(Tag: ) Ram+Shakela;If Shakela falls on Ram, it gets destroyed and pieces will fell apart
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(Tag: ) you call your room as room shockly (ramshackle) because it is very old and shock while bus pass around home
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(Tag: language) Shackle sounds like shambles which means dirty. So, ramshackle is in a dirty condition or falling apart.
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(Tag: ) hey ram tumhari shakal(face)....in bad condition
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Origin

Ramshackle=So old and dilipidated that it is ready to be ransacked(loot away). added by rakei

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