stramash
A tumult or disturbance.
informal
This stramash was the first time that I had interposed in the family concerns of my people, for it was against my nature to make or meddle with private actions, saving only such as, in course of nature, came before the Session[…]
Where it comes from
Compare Scots stramash. Possibly related to Hindi तमाशा (tamāśā) or Italian stramazzone, although the OED rules out the latter connection (to Italian) and suggests a relationship to English smash.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry stramash (CC BY-SA 4.0).