rum
rum1 definition
rum (rum)
noun
- an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented sugar cane, molasses, etc.
- ☆ alcoholic liquor in general
Etymology: short for rumbullion, orig. Devonshire dial., uproar, tumult < ?
rum2 definition
rum (rum)
adjective
- odd; strange; queer
- bad, poor, etc. a rum joke
Etymology: < obs. rum, good, great < ? Rom, a Gypsy: see Romany
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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