Green’s Dictionary of Slang
rum, n.1 1. an eccentric. 2. a fool, a dupe, a victim. 3. a drunkard.
rum, n.2
21 sub-entries
rum, adj.
1. excellent, first-rate. 2. odd, peculiar, strange; thus rumly, rummily adv., oddly. 3. illicit, illegal, criminal. 4. drunk, tipsy.
102 sub-entries
rum, adv.
1. well. 2. smartly. 3. strangely, eccentrically.
rum blossom
(n.)
a red face caused by the bursting of blood-vessels through excessive, long-term drinking. under blossom, n.2
dragger, n.1 one who robs vehicles.
hopper-arsed, adj. large-buttocked.
lusty cod, n. a substantial sum of money.
rum muns
(n.)
a handsome man. under muns, n.
rheumatiz, n. rheumatism.
romboyle, n. the watch (an early form of policing).
romboyle, v.
1. to seek out by hue and cry. 2. to arrest on a warrant; thus romboyled, wanted by the watch.
Romford lion, n. a calf.
Rum, the, n. a Sydney newspaper.
rum barrel
(n.)
a drunkard. under rum, n.2
rum bump
(n.)
1. the adam’s apple. 2. a swelling in the throat supposedly caused by excessive rum drinking. under rum, n.2
rum cask
(n.)
a drunkard. under rum, n.2
rum dragger
(n.)
see dragger n.1 under rum, n.2
rum-dum see separate entries. under rum, n.2
rum factory
(n.)
see
booze factory under booze n. under rum, n.2
rumhead
(n.)
a drunkard, esp. a rum-drinker, thus rum-headed, drunken. under rum, n.2
rum-hole
(n.)
orig. a cheap tavern, specializing in rum; a bar, any cheap drinking place. under rum, n.2
rum hound
(n.)
a heavy drinker. under rum, n.2
rum-jar
(n.)
a heavy drinker; a drunkard. under rum, n.2
rum-mill
(n.)
see separate entry. under rum, n.2
rumpot
(n.)
see separate entry. under rum, n.2
rum repository
(n.)
a bar. under rum, n.2
rum roost
(n.)
a tavern, a bar. under rum, n.2
rum row
(n.)
a bootlegger’s fleet, held in international waters and thus beyond US jurisdiction. under rum, n.2
rum slim
(n.)
rum punch. under rum, n.2
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