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rum

1

[ ruhm ]

noun

  1. an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
  2. alcoholic drink in general; intoxicating liquor:

    He warned against the demon rum.



rum

2

[ ruhm ]

adjective

, Chiefly British Informal.
  1. odd, strange, or queer:

    a rum fellow.

  2. problematic; difficult; bad:

    a rum situation.

rum

3

[ ruhm ]

noun

, Cards.

Rum

4

[ room ]

noun

  1. Arabic name of Rome, once used to designate the Byzantine Empire.

Rum.

5

abbreviation for

  1. Rumania. See Romania.
  2. Rumanian. See Romanian. Also Rum

rum

1

/ rʌm /

noun

  1. spirit made from sugar cane, either coloured brownish-red by the addition of caramel or by maturation in oak containers, or left white
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


rum

2

/ rʌm /

adjective

  1. slang.
    strange; peculiar; odd
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

rum

3

/ rʌm /

noun

  1. short for rummy 1
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈrumness, noun
  • ˈrumly, adverb
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Other Words From

  • rumless adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rum1

First recorded in 1645–55; perhaps short for obsolete rumbullion, rumbustion, of obscure origin

Origin of rum2

First recorded in 1750–60; earlier rome, room “great,” of uncertain origin; perhaps from Romani; Rom

Origin of rum3

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; by shortening
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rum1

C17: perhaps shortened from C16 rumbullion , of uncertain origin

Origin of rum2

C19: perhaps from Romany rom man
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Example Sentences

Remove from heat and stir in the walnuts, rum, powdered sugar, and salt until fully incorporated.

Heat the rum in a small skillet over medium until reduce by half.

Make a batch of these rum balls, climb into a onesie, and let your favorite movie do the rest.

Phonetic, made-up lyrics are another venerable tradition of folk music, and “pa-rum-pa-pa-pum” is iconic of the genre.

Both impart the experience of sitting with brilliant Cubans over a rum to debate the State of Cuban Intellectual Life.

The black sticks resembling lollipops are said to be compounds of rum, bullocks' blood and tobacco lees.

He was unhurt, but he moved with shuffling steps, much like a tavern-loafer soggy from rum.

Ive seen a lot of booze-fighters, and helped tuck some of them underground, but I never saw any rum hound just like this guy.

The men were in a panic and the captain sought courage in rum, and was soon too drunk to handle his ship.

Half a gill of rum to two of water was served out once a day to each man.

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