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rum-dum

or rum-dumm

[ ruhm-duhm ]
/ ˈrʌmˌdʌm /
Slang.

noun Disparaging and Offensive.

a stupid or ignorant person.
a habitual drinker of alcohol who is frequently intoxicated.

adjective

stupid; ignorant.
of, related to, or arising from habitual drunkenness; addled by intoxicating drinks.

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Also rum-dumb .

Origin of rum-dum

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

Words nearby rum-dum

rumble seat, rumble strip, rumbling, rumbly, rumbustious, rum-dum, Rumelia, rumen, Rumford, Rumi, ruminant
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