Meanings
reem1
plural reems
- 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).
reem2
present singular third person reems · participle present reeming · participle past reemed · past reemed
- transitivenauticalTo open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of calking them.
reem3
comparative reemer · comparative more reem · superlative reemest · superlative most reem
- EssexUKslangcool, excellent; desirable; sexy.
Room service: The reemest way to get food! […] The party royal is the most reem though because he goes to Vegas.
2014, Joey Essex, Being Reem, Hachette UK, →ISBN2 more examples
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.
2011 June 13, Julie McCaffrey, “Forget a suntan, fake it, safely bake or soothe it”, in The MirrorImagine 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.
2012, Becci Fox, Confessions of an Essex Girl: A Smart, Sexy and Scandalously Funny Expose, Pan Macmillan, →ISBN
Origin
reem · noun
- Biblical Hebrewרְאֵם
- Englishreem
From Biblical Hebrew רְאֵם (r'em).
More words from Biblical Hebrew
Full word history & related roots →reem · adjective
Of unclear origins, popularised by Joey Essex. Possibly derived from cream or ream.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French réem
- réemhorned creature
Russian единоро́г
- единоро́г (jedinoróg)horned creature
Ukrainian одноріг, однорожець
- одноріг (odnorih)horned creature
- однорожець (odnorožecʹ)horned creature
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
reem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reem
“reem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reem. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reem.
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