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BRAMMED UP, adj. phr. Dressed up.Gsw. 1962 Bill McGhee Cut and Run 16:
... but then, after a meal, he would get 'brammed up' and, without saying where he was going, would 'blow himself'.Gsw. 1988 Michael Munro The Patter Another Blast 9:
brammed-up Dressed up in your best gear, done up to the nines: 'Whit a dump ae a place he picks tae bring us tae. It's a pure waste a time getting brammed-up tae sit in here.' This is obviously related to brammer, meaning anything excellent.