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reem en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ɹiːm/ (UK)
• /ɹɪˈɛm/ (UK)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם (r'em).

Meanings

1. A large horned animal in ancient Hebrew literature, variously identified with the wild ox or aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Arabian oryx, or a mythical creature (compare unicorn).

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Translations (4)

fr réem (horned creature) · uk одноріг (horned creature) · ru единоро́г (horned creature) · uk однорожець (horned creature)

reem en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ɹiːm/ (UK)
• /ɹɪˈɛm/ (UK)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Compare ream (“to make a hole in”).

Meanings

1. (transitive) To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.

Forms

reem en · ADJ · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /ɹiːm/ (UK)
• /ɹɪˈɛm/ (UK)
• (Australia) audio

Etymology

Of unclear origins, popularised by Joey Essex. Possibly derived from cream or ream.

Meanings

1. (Essex, UK, slang) cool, excellent; desirable; sexy.
   • The cast of The Only Way Is Essex have tried every fake tan in the universe and insist this is best before a reem night out. 2011 June 13, Julie McCaffrey, “Forget a suntan, fake it, safely bake or soothe it”, in The Mirror:
   • Room service: The reemest way to get food! […] The party royal is the most reem though because he goes to Vegas. 2014, Joey Essex, Being Reem, Hachette UK, →ISBN:
   • Imagine a totally reem Hogwarts where Harry Potter looks like he should be in a Wham! video while Hermione's always on her pink BlackBerry and trying to catch Ron's attention by rolling up her skirt higher and higher. 2012, Becci Fox, Confessions of an Essex Girl: A Smart, Sexy and Scandalously Funny Expose, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN:

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