Words and Expressions which Piss You Off!

@KillER_ Said

hahahha
reem....

@x_Laura_x Said

I unfortunately heard this a few weeks back

@KillER_ Said

hahahha
reem....

@JustMeAgain Said

Fair enough. Used in that sense, I see your point.

@sAeGeSpAeNe Said

The offensive word - when spelled correctly -- stems from a legitimate metal machining operation and the verb used to describe it. To ream is to open the size of a hole....

@boobagins Said



I've also heard of "rimming" - but to me that is when use a rubber-band thingy to keep a hole open which is not quite what we're trying to say.

@jmo Said

'Rape' as in something is cool.

It started as a joke, I think, in Fresh Meat which was supposed to be a parody of those sort of phrases and expressions, but now people have started using it completely seriously and unironically.

@x_Laura_x Said

That ain't what "rimming" means over here

@boobagins Said

To ream or reem?

I'm aware that it means to open a hole (usually what is said when you want to open a paint can, and you use a edge of a screwdriver to ream the top open), I was just pointing out the predominant use of the word as of late in U.S.

I actually goggled it and couldn't find an alternate definition of ream - which is a type of paper(though didn't really look that long), so I assumed the alternate word I was looking for was 'reem', but when I say, "we need to ream that open," I use reAm instead of reEm interestingly enough.

So which is it, ream or reem?

And if it is ream, what does reem mean?

I've also heard of "rimming" - but to me that is when use a rubber-band thingy to keep a hole open which is not quite what we're trying to say.