rameish

English edit

Alternative forms edit

rawmaish

Etymology edit

From Irish ráiméis (“nonsense, poppycock”), from Norman romance. Doublet of romance.

Noun edit

rameish (uncountable)

(Ireland) nonsense, foolish talk
- 2011, Dermot Healy, Sudden Times, . Random House, →ISBN, page 139:
  Don't listen to him, said my father. He talks rameish.

Verb edit

rameish (third-person singular simple present rameishes, present participle rameishing, simple past and past participle rameished)

(Ireland) to talk nonsense, talk idly
- 1987, Maeve Binchy, Firefly Summer, . Random House, →ISBN, page 439:
  ‘She’s so childish to be going on with all that kind of rawmaishing out of her,’ Kate snapped.
- 1990, Maeve Binchy, Circle of Friends, . Random House, →ISBN, page 15:
  “I hope he wasn’t delayed rameishing on with some customer today of all days,” Benny heard her mother say to Patsy.
- 1995, Martina Cole, The Jump‎^[1], Hachette UK, →ISBN:
  Mario grinned and in a perfect parody of her voice said: ‘And it’d tear the ears off you to listen to this one rawmaishing all day!’

Anagrams edit

meharis, mesirah, mishear