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rum sling

rum sling

7.5
A mixed drink of rum, sugar, water, often with lemon juice
  • noun
  • /rʌm slɪŋ/
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  • The bartender prepared a classic rum sling garnished with a slice of lemon.

Examples

  • The rum sling was refreshing on a hot day.

  • She ordered a rum sling to enjoy with her dinner on the terrace.

  • After a long day, he liked to relax with a cold rum sling in hand.

  • I ordered a rum sling at the bar.

  • The bartender prepared a classic rum sling garnished with a slice of lemon.

  • After a long day, he liked to relax with a cold rum sling in hand.

  • She ordered a rum sling to enjoy with her dinner on the terrace.

Synonyms

mojito
vsrum sling
23 4.6

A cold drink made with rum, lime, mint, sugar, and soda water served with ice

is similar but lacks fresh herb and bubbly water, using plain water instead
daiquiri
vsrum sling
13 7.0

A cold cocktail made with rum and lime or lemon

is mixed more simply with water and sugar rather than shaken chilled
sling
vsrum sling
  • Archaic
2 8.1

A mixed alcoholic drink of liquor, sugar, water, and lemon or lime juice served over ice

is the same composition but names one specific spirit as its base
zombie
vsrum sling
2 8.0

An alcoholic drink made with several rums and fruit juices

is much simpler, normally using one spirit with sugar and plain water
planter's punch
vsrum sling
1 7.1

A sweet cocktail made with rum, lime or lemon juice and sugar

is more basic, focusing on sugar and water rather than bitter flavoring
rum cocktail
vsrum sling
3.4

A drink made with rum mixed with lime and other sweet or sour ingredients

is a simpler recipe that emphasizes sugar and water with occasional citrus
zombi
vsrum sling
  • UK
9.9

A strong rum cocktail with fruit juice and apricot liqueur

is much simpler, normally using one spirit with sugar and plain water

How Alcoholic

rum sling
7.5
wine
∞ 1.0
beer
∞ 1.0
shandygaff
  • Archaic
9.9

Surface Forms

rum sling singular
rum slings plural

Morphology

rum + sling

The meaning is directly compositional: 'rum' names the spirit and 'sling' denotes a type of cocktail, so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a cocktail made with rum. This follows common beverage-naming patterns (e.g., gin sling, rum punch) and is therefore transparent to learners.

Etymology

The drink rum sling comes from the old word sling, which meant 'a mixed drink', and rum, the spirit in it. One popular story says bartenders would quickly 'sling' rum with sugar and water into a glass, so the name came to mean a quick mixed rum cocktail.