rum

1
[ ruhm ]
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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.

Origin of rum

1
First recorded in 1645–55; perhaps short for obsolete rumbullion, rumbustion, of obscure origin

Other words from rum

  • rumless, adjective

Other definitions for rum (2 of 5)

rum2
[ ruhm ]

adjectiveChiefly British Informal.
  1. odd, strange, or queer: a rum fellow.

  2. problematic; difficult; bad: a rum situation.

Origin of rum

2
First recorded in 1750–60; earlier rome, room “great,” of uncertain origin; perhaps from Romani; see Rom

Other definitions for rum (3 of 5)

rum3
[ ruhm ]

nounCards.

Origin of rum

3
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75; by shortening

Other definitions for Rum (4 of 5)

Rum
[ room ]

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

Other definitions for Rum. (5 of 5)

Rum.

abbreviation
  1. Rumania. See Romania.

  2. Rumanian. See Romanian. : Also Rum

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British Dictionary definitions for rum (1 of 3)

rum1

/ (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

Origin of rum

1
C17: perhaps shortened from C16 rumbullion, of uncertain origin

British Dictionary definitions for rum (2 of 3)

rum2

/ (rʌm) /


adjectiverummer or rummest
  1. British slang strange; peculiar; odd

Origin of rum

2
C19: perhaps from Romany rom man

Derived forms of rum

  • rumly, adverb
  • rumness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for rum (3 of 3)

rum3

/ (rʌm) /


noun
  1. short for rummy 1

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