1
: an alcoholic beverage distilled from a fermented cane product (such as molasses)
2
: alcoholic liquor
the demon rum
rummer; rummest
Examples of rum in a Sentence
Noun
a fiery sermon on the evils of demon rum
Adjective
They're a pretty rum lot.
she wears staid business suits, but prefers some quite rum knickers underneath
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Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
Named after the resident barman, Franco mixed up his signature piña colada for me, made with fresh pineapple juice, coconut milk, and local rum.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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Noun
But the cachaça, made of sugarcane juice, is not such a big leap from rum, made from molasses.
—Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
Named after the resident barman, Franco mixed up his signature piña colada for me, made with fresh pineapple juice, coconut milk, and local rum.
—Jen Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The whiskey was distilled in 1989 and matured in ex-rum casks before being finished for three years in barrels that previously contained Pedro Ximénez (PX) Sherry.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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“Rum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rum. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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