rum
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3.1
- noun
- /rʌm/
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- Could you make me a rum and coke?
- drink rum
- sell rum
- rum punch
How like why is the rum gone exactly?
- How like why is the rum gone exactly?
- I'm not going to add any rum because I don't drink, so quit this.
- It was the first one was the rum old fashioned.
- Walnuts and brake pads, gunpowder, fruit, rum and burnt almond cookie.
- We have a pink pineapple and rum mixer.
- And there's red banana rum and then like a bunch of other stuff.
- Google peanut butter rum, peanut butter rum, peanut butter rum, peanut butter rum.
Examples
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I want a rum and coke.
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Rum, tonic water and a slice of lime, right?
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Could you get me a shot of that rum I saw in there?
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How much rum do you want?
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I'd probably say a nice rum punch.
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It is black rum and ginger beer and lime.
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Fruitcake laced with rum seemed the only logical choice in such a situation.
Fiction book (1992) -
Every once in a while, Dedi hears the clink of the rum bottle against the rim of his glass.
Fiction book (1995) -
I enjoyed a refreshing rum and coke while sitting on the beach.
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For the party, we decided to mix a tropical rum punch with fresh fruit.
Synonyms
342
3.2
A strong alcoholic drink made by distilling, like whiskey or vodka
55
2.5
A strong alcoholic drink made from grains or fruits
8
3.9
An alcoholic drink stronger than beer or wine, like whiskey and vodka
1
3.0
Strong alcoholic drinks like whiskey, vodka, or gin
A strong drink from Jamaica with a rich, fruity taste and smell
A dark alcoholic drink from Guyana made from Demerara sugar with a rich taste
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Etymology
Rum for the drink probably comes from a longer sea word rumbullion meaning 'great noise', like in rumble, because sailors who drank it often made loud parties, so rum became the name for this strong drink.