ramsj

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Yiddish ראַמש (ramsh). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Attested since 1918.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɑmʃ/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ramsj

Noun[edit]

ramsj m (uncountable)

  1. (Netherlands, Bargoens) junk
  2. (Netherlands, Bargoens) sale of old stock at very low prices, often by semi-clandestine vendors
  3. (Netherlands, Bargoens) sale of new, hard-to-sell books at starkly reduced prices

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