rumdum

English

Alternative forms

• rum-dum, rum-dumm, rum-dumb

Pronunciation

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Noun

rumdum (plural rumdums)

1. (slang) A habitual drunkard; a stupid person.
   • 1992, Stephen King, Gerald's Game, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking, page 142:

     When a fellow comes into the kitchen to freshen his drink and finds the rumdum from up the road with one hand on his wife's behind and the other down the front of her

2. A cocktail made from rum, applejack and lime juice.

Adjective

rumdum

1. (slang) Dulled or incapacitated by alcohol; unconscious; stupid.

   He was rumdum from beer and pills.

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾumdum/ [ˈɾum.d̪um]
• Hyphenation: rum‧dum

Verb

rúmdúm (Basahan spelling ᜍᜓᜋ᜔ᜇᜓᜋ᜔)

1. Alternative spelling of rumdom

Icelandic

Verb

rumdum (weak)

1. first-person plural past indicative of rymja