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rumdums

rumdums is the plural of rumdum.

Meaning of rumdum

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.

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Questions about rumdums

What is rumdums the plural of?
Rumdums is the plural of rumdum.

Words near rumdums in the dictionary

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

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