What it means
Means properly fuming, that stomp-about-the-house kind of angry where every cupboard shuts too hard and nobody wants to say the wrong thing. If someone’s tampin, they’re not just annoyed. They’re simmering, worked up, and a breath away from snapping after being messed about, wound up, or hit with rotten luck.
Usage examples
"Don’t go winding him up, butt, he’s tampin about that electric bill and he’s already slammed the kitchen door twice this morning."
"She was tampin when the delivery turned up smashed for the third week running."
"He gets proper tampin if anyone touches the thermostat in his house."
"I left him alone for half an hour after that parking fine came through, he was proper tampin, mun."
"Mam was tampin when they cancelled the appointment again and put her on hold for forty minutes."
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