reem

See also: Reem and réem

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹiːm/, /ɹɪˈɛm/

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• Rhymes: -iːm

Etymology 1

From Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם‎ (r'em).

Noun

reem (plural reems)

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).

Translations

horned creature

• French: réem (fr) m
• Russian: единоро́г (ru) (jedinoróg)

• Ukrainian: одноріг m (odnorih), однорожець m (odnorožecʹ)

Etymology 2

Compare ream (“to make a hole in”).

Verb

reem (third-person singular simple present reems, present participle reeming, simple past and past participle reemed)

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

Etymology 3

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

Adjective

reem (comparative reemer or more reem, superlative reemest or most reem)

1. (Britain, chiefly Essex, slang) cool, excellent; desirable; sexy.
   • 2011 June 13, Julie McCaffrey, "Forget a suntan, fake it, safely bake or soothe it", The Mirror:

     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.

   • 2012, Becci Fox, Confessions of an Essex Girl: A Smart, Sexy and Scandalously Funny Expose, Pan Macmillan →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.

   • 2014, Joey Essex, Being Reem, Hachette UK →ISBN

     Room service: The reemest way to get food! […] The party royal is the most reem though because he goes to Vegas.

Anagrams

• -mere, Emer., Mere, REME, erme, meer, mere

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Middle English

Noun

reem

1. Alternative form of reme (“ream”)