rum
noun
[ rʌm ]
• an alcoholic spirit distilled from sugar-cane residues or molasses.
• "she fortified herself with a large tot of rum"
Origin:
mid 17th century: perhaps an abbreviation of obsolete rumbullion, in the same sense.
rum
adjective
• odd; peculiar.
• "it's a rum business, certainly"
Similar:
odd,
strange,
peculiar,
unusual,
funny,
bizarre,
queer,
weird,
curious,
abnormal,
singular,
suspicious,
suspect,
dubious,
questionable,
unco,
funny peculiar,
Origin:
late 18th century: of unknown origin.
