rameish
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish ráiméis (“nonsense, poppycock”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Norman romance. Doublet of romance.
Noun
rameish (uncountable)
Verb
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- (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!’
- 1987, Maeve Binchy, Firefly Summer. Random House, →ISBN, page 439: