rameish

rameish

English

Alternative forms

• rawmaish

Etymology

From Irish ráiméis (“nonsense, poppycock”), from Norman romance. Doublet of romance.

Noun

rameish (uncountable)

1. (Ireland) nonsense, foolish talk
   • 2011, Dermot Healy, Sudden Times. Random House, →ISBN, page 139:

     Don't listen to him, said my father. He talks rameish.

Verb

rameish (third-person singular simple present rameishes, present participle rameishing, simple past and past participle rameished)

1. (Ireland) to talk nonsense, talk idly
   • 1987, Maeve Binchy, Firefly Summer. Random House, →ISBN, page 439:

     ‘She’s so childish to be going on with all that kind of rawmaishing out of her,’ Kate snapped.

   • 1990, Maeve Binchy, Circle of Friends. Random House, →ISBN, page 15:

     “I hope he wasn’t delayed rameishing on with some customer today of all days,” Benny heard her mother say to Patsy.

   • 1995, Martina Cole, The Jump. Hachette UK, →ISBN:

     Mario grinned and in a perfect parody of her voice said: ‘And it’d tear the ears off you to listen to this one rawmaishing all day!’

Anagrams

• meharis, mesirah, mishear