Rum Definition
rŭm
rummest
noun
An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented sugar cane, molasses, etc.
Webster's New World
Alcoholic liquor in general.
Webster's New World
Intoxicating beverages.
American Heritage
(countable) A serving of rum.
Jake tossed down three rums.
Wiktionary
(countable) A kind or brand of rum.
Bundaberg is one of my favourite rums.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
rummest
Odd; strange; queer.
Webster's New World
Bad, poor, etc.
A rum joke.
Webster's New World
Presenting danger or difficulty.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Rum
Noun
Singular:
rum
Plural:
rumsAdjective
Base Form:
rum
Superlative:
rummestOrigin of Rum
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Formerly rome, a slang word for good; possibly of Romany origin; compare rom (“a husband, a gypsy").
From Wiktionary
Probably short for obsolete rumbullion
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Perhaps shortened from rumbullion.
From Wiktionary
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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