rumpot

English

Etymology

From rum +‎ pot.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rumpot (plural rumpots)

1. (slang) A drunkard.
   • 1948, Iron Age, volume 162, page 119:

     But to get back to things revealing, Rudy turns on the sales promotion screen, announces a free one to the assorted rumpots present and we are hoisting away […]

   • 1999, David Ireland, The chosen, page 47:

     The homeless men coming out of the hostel in Merino Street, rumpots and winos […]

Synonyms

• alcoholic, souse, suck-pint; See also Thesaurus:drunkard