German Low German

Noun

Reem m (plural Remen or Reems)

1. strap
2. belt

Synonyms

• Strapp

English

Noun

reem

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

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.^[1]

Adjective

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

1. (Britain, chiefly Essex, slang) cool, excellent.
   • 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 9781447213024)

     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 9781444794342)

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

References

1. ↑ 2014, November 22, Dot Wordsworth, Does Joey Essex know what ‘reem’ actually means?, The Spectator