Green’s Dictionary of Slang

extremely, very much, esp. phr. ramping mad, def. subject to context, e.g. insane, furious, very drunk, etc.

1823		‘Jon Bee’ Dict. of the Turf, the Ring, the Chase, etc. 145: Ramping-mad — uproariously drunk.
1839		Bristol Times 15 June 2/3: The members had gone ramping mad in exultation.
1865		‘The County Jail’ in I. Beadle Comic and Sentimental Song Bk 54: But oh! the M.P’s used me bad / And nearly drove me ramping mad.
1874		Manchester Courier 9 Mar. 6/4: The miners of Durham [...] appear to be going ramping mad over the victory they have gained.
1885		Cornish Teleg. 25 June 7/6: ‘Come back home, for your mother is ramping mad’.
1889		Dead Bird (Sydney) 30 Nov. 2/3: That tricky barmaid [...] / Used make the thirsty hangers round all ramping mad.
1890		Sussex Agric. Exp. 15 Mar. 8/3: The clergy had gone ramping mad over their miserable vested interests.
1903		Dundee Eve. Post 4 Dec. 3/3: She was ramping mad with drink.
1908		Bulletin (Sydney) 12 Nov. 15/1: An’ wasn’t th’ old man jes’ rampin’ wild! / Them Jackies, afore you’d ’a’ counted ten / Were cuttin’ out tracks ’sif their jints were iled; / An’ there’s vacancies now for two workin’ men.
1914		C. Holme Lonely Plough (1931) 121: He was ramping mad because some of the beastly things had got thrown away.
1923		Sheffield Indep. 31 Oct. 6/1: The Cheshire forwards went ramping mad in the first quarter of an hour [...] finding the net five times.
1928		Hull Dly Mail 8 Mar, 4/5: Have the people of this city gone raving ramping mad?
1934		Thanet Advertiser 30 Oct. 6/4: Be on board [...] an hour too soon than an hour too late and setting the skipper ramping mad.
1953		Dundee Courier 13 Aug. 4/1: The 8d egg may be with us next week [...] The housewife is ramping mad.