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Dutch
Etymology
From Yiddish ראַמש (ramsh). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Attested since 1918.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɑmʃ/
- Hyphenation: ramsj
Noun
ramsj m (uncountable)
- (Netherlands, Bargoens) junk
- (Netherlands, Bargoens) sale of old stock at very low prices, often by semi-clandestine vendors
- (Netherlands, Bargoens) sale of new, hard-to-sell books at starkly reduced prices
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