1
: an alcoholic beverage distilled from a fermented cane product (such as molasses)
2
: alcoholic liquor
the demon rum
rummer; rummest
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Noun
a fiery sermon on the evils of demon rum
Adjective
They're a pretty rum lot.
she wears staid business suits, but prefers some quite rum knickers underneath
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Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Sipping a rum runner at the Pink Pony is also something of a Mackinac Island rite of passage.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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Noun
Another option is ginger beer, which offers a sharp, spicy kick that works well with dark spirits like rum or whiskey.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Sipping a rum runner at the Pink Pony is also something of a Mackinac Island rite of passage.
—Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
The whiskey was distilled in 1989 and matured in ex-rum casks before being finished for three years in barrels that previously contained Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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“Rum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rum. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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