Definition of "rum" in English

noun

1. (uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

   • The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.

2. (obsolete, slang) A strange person or thing.

3. (obsolete, slang) A country parson.

adjective

1. (obsolete) Fine, excellent, valuable.

   • having a rum time

2. (UK, informal, dated) Strange, peculiar.

   • a rum idea; a rum fellow

noun

1. (British, colloquial, dated) Any odd person or thing.

noun

1. (rare) The card game rummy.