rum
noun
- distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane
adjective
- distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɹʌm/ / /ɹʊm/ / /ɾʌm/
adj
Etymology: From the earlier form rome (“good”, slang); possibly of Romani origin; compare rom.
- Fine, excellent, valuable.
“having a rum time”
- Strange, peculiar.
“a rum idea; a rum fellow”
“"Lor, Noah!" said Charlotte, "What a rum creature you are! Why don't you let the boy alone?"”
name
- Alternative form of Rùm, an island of the Inner Hebrides, Highland council area, Scotland, United Kingdom.
noun
Etymology: Shortening of rummy.
- The card game rummy.