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rumdum

rumdum noun: a habitual drunkard; a stupid person.

Noun

rumdum (plural rumdums)

  1. (slang) A habitual drunkard; a stupid person.
    • When a fellow comes into the kitchen to freshen his drink and finds the rumdum from up the road with one hand on his wife's behind and the other down the front of her1992, Stephen King, Gerald's Game, New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Viking, page 142
  2. A cocktail made from rum, applejack and lime juice.

Adjective

rumdum

  1. (slang) Dulled or incapacitated by alcohol; unconscious; stupid.
    • He was rumdum from beer and pills.

Forms of rumdum

pluralrumdums
alternative formrum-dum
alternative formrum-dumm
alternative formrum-dumb

Questions about rumdum

What does rumdum mean?
Rumdum means a habitual drunkard; a stupid person.
What part of speech is rumdum?
Rumdum can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of rumdum?
The plural of rumdum is rumdums.

Words near rumdum in the dictionary

  1. rumbustuous
  2. Rumchata
  3. rumchunder
  4. rumdriver
  5. rumdrivers
  6. rumdum
  7. rumdums
  8. Rumelange
  9. rumelenic acid
  10. Rumelia
  11. Rumelian

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