Definitions
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- verb intransitive, obsolete To be
pleasing (to someone or something). - verb transitive, obsolete To
satisfy ; toassuage . - noun obsolete
Pleasure .
Etymologies
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From Middle English quemen "to please" from Old English cwēman "to gratify, satisfy, please" from Proto-Germanic *kwēmijanan (“to please, be convenient, suit”), from Proto-Germanic *kwemanan (“to come”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- (“to go, come”). Compare obsolete Swedish kväma, Danish kvemme. Related to come.
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Examples
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As kidlets we wud skip Sundai Skool to go up the street to get teh HOT DOUGHNUTS NAO frum the quisy queem.
awww its ok - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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You get to ARRIVE at your new place with a very comfortable, instant queem bed that fits in your back seat, trunk or backpack.
madmouth commented on the word queem
THERE'S ALSO queemly :D
August 24, 2010
AnWulf commented on the word queem
I think I like this spelling better than queme ... no qualms about how to say queem!
October 10, 2011