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
He rattled on in a rough Tokyo dialect.
The owner of that shop speaks in a crude, blunt manner.
Standard kanji-kana spelling for this compound.
Variant spelling with べらんめえ; reflects the same rough Tokyo dialect pronunciation.
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).