Reemとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם‎ (r'em).

名詞

reem (複数形 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).

語源 2

Compare ream (“to make a hole in”).

動詞

reem (三人称単数 現在形 reems, 現在分詞 reeming, 過去形および過去分詞形 reemed)

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

語源 3

Of unclear origins, popularised by Joey Essex. Possibly derived from cream or ream.^[1]

形容詞

reem (comparative reemer または more reem, superlative reemest または most reem)

1. (UK, 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.

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