ramsj

Meaning

1. (Netherlands, masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) junk
2. (Netherlands, masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) sale of old stock at very low prices, often by semi-clandestine vendors
3. (Netherlands, masculine, no-diminutive, uncountable) sale of new, hard-to-sell books at starkly reduced prices

Pronounced as (IPA)

/rɑmʃ/

Etymology

From Yiddish ראַמש (ramsh).
Attested since 1918.