noun
rough Tokyo dialect; crude way of speaking
Refers to the coarse, blunt speech style associated with old downtown Tokyo (Edokko), often using べらんめえ or べらんめい as a stereotypical marker. Used to describe someone's manner of speaking, not a formal linguistic term.
See also: べらんめえ口調
彼はべらんめい口調でまくし立てた。
He rattled on in a rough Tokyo dialect.
あの店の主人はべらんめい口調で話す。
The owner of that shop speaks in a crude, blunt manner.
An interjection or stereotypical phrase used in the rough Tokyo dialect; べらんめい口調 is the noun describing the speech style itself.
Refers to a person born and raised in old Edo (Tokyo); べらんめい口調 is strongly associated with the Edokko stereotype.
Compound of べらんめい (a stereotypical phrase from the rough Tokyo dialect, possibly from べらぼうめ) and 口調 (tone of voice, way of speaking).