Stramash
A stramash is a chiefly Scottish word for a disturbance, racket, or crash. It is pronounced /strəˈmæʃ/ and was first recorded in 1803.
In football it is a term for a "goalmouth scramble", an example of footballing jargon. It refers to an incident where there are several players in the 6-yard box, either trying to force the ball into the goal or to get the ball safely up the park. It appears to be very messy, but is in reality one of the most entertaining aspects of the game. The phrase was used by Scottish football commentator Arthur Montford.
There are historical records that indicate that Stramash is also the name of a Scottish boardgame, particularly popular during the Scottish Enlightenment but pre-dating this period by some years. It may be the source of the original term meaning "disorderly gathering".
A modern board game (wargame) named Stramash : a game of macro-economics and armed conflict was copyrighted in 1985 in the USA by John T. Anderson. The author has indicated that a computer version of the game was available for a couple of years on AOL as a 'play by email' game.
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