rum-dum

or rum-dumb, rum-dumm

[ ruhm-duhm ]

/ ˈrʌmˌdʌm /

Slang.

noun

a stupid or ignorant person.

drunkard; lush.

adjective

stupid; ignorant.

of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or arising from habitual drunkenness; addled by drink.

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Nearby words

ruling grade, ruly, rum, rum rebellion, rum shop, rum-dum, rum-runner, rum., rumaki, rumal, rumania

Origin of rum-dum

1890–95; rhyming compound with rum¹ and dumb, perhaps influenced in sense by humdrum

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