reem
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ɹiːm/, /ɹɪˈɛm/
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
  • French: réem
  • Russian: единоро́г
Verb

reem (reems, present participle reeming; past and past participle reemed)

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

reem (comparative reemer, superlative reemest)

  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 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.



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