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rum

UK/ɹʊm/ US/ɹʌm/ fairly common informal slang uk
noun (2) adjective (1)

noun

1.

distilled from fermented molasses

2.

a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

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adjective

1.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

  • “a curious hybrid accent”
  • “her speech has a funny twang”
  • “they have some funny ideas about war”
  • “had an odd name”
  • “the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves”
  • “something definitely queer about this town”
  • “what a rum fellow”
  • “singular behavior”
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Origin

In common use since at least 1654, of uncertain origin. Theories include: * that it is a shortening of rumbullion or rumbustion, names for rum also attested in the Caribbean during the mid-17th century, * that it derives from rummer, from Dutch roemer, * that it is from a Romani word for "strong, potent" which is (perhaps) the source of ramboozle and rumfustian (however, these drinks were not originally made with rum), * that it derives from rum ("fine, good") or from the last syllable of Latin saccharum (given the harsh taste of earlier rum, this origin is now considered unlikely)

Phrases

  • bay rum
  • bush rum
  • Cumberland rum butter
  • hot buttered rum
  • monkey rum
  • rum baba
  • rum ball
  • rum bosun
  • rum deal
  • rum go

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