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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Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Celebrity rum outperformed the general market as well, growing 11 percent while the general market declined by 4 percent.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
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Noun
There are Key lime pie cookies, Key lime pecans, Key lime rum cake, Key lime taffy, Key lime meringues, and of course the legendary Key lime pie.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025
Celebrity rum outperformed the general market as well, growing 11 percent while the general market declined by 4 percent.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2025.
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