RUM
NOUNS
► ACID rum → 1965 Barbados sl.
► ANTI-FOGMATIC raw rum or whisky → 1945 US Western usage (Bk.)
► ANTIFOGMATICAL rum, which is said to be able to clear up any fog → 1996 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► CALIBOGUS ► CALLIBOGUS a mixture of rum and spruce beer → 1758 Amer. sl.
► CANARY a glass of gin, rum, or any ardent spirits → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CHAIN LIGHTNING cheap potent whisky or rum → 1837 US sl.
► CLEAR CRYSTAL white spirits, esp. gin; loosely, brandy and rum → c1860 sl.
► DAD AND MUM rum or the cordial Bonox and rum → 20C Aust. rhyming sl.
► DARK AND DIRTY rum and coke (Coca-Cola) → 1979 UK sl., orig. Royal Marines
► DARU rum → 1965 Barbados sl.
► DEMON RUM, THE alcohol or liquor, esp. rum → E20 US sl.
► GUM TICKLER a draft of rum or other spirits → 1996 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► HAWKINS’ WHETSTONE rum → 1867 Amer. dial.
► HOT STUFF strong or intoxicating alcoholic liquor, esp. whisky or rum → 1823 colloq, orig. US
► JACK ► JACK IRON a form of unlicensed and very potent rum, distilled secretly in the countryside → 20C W. Indies sl.
► KILL-DEVIL brandy or rum, or newly-made rum → 1639 colloq. obs.
► KINGDOM COME rum → 20C Brit. rhyming sl.
► LARGIE a 750 ml (26 fl.oz.) bottle of rum → 1970s W. Indies & Barbados
► MAINSHEET rum and water → L19 W. Indies
► MATRIMONY a mixture of gin and whisky, or gin and rum → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► METHODIST-CREAM rum when used in tea → 1895 Eng. dial.
► MOOSE MILK a drink made of coffee, milk, and rum, mostly rum → 1958 Amer. sl.
► MOUNTAIN DEW rum, distilled illegally → 1926 Trinidad and Tobago
► MUR rum → 1859 back-slang
► NELSON’S BLOOD rum; navy rum → 19C Brit. sl.
► O-BE-JOYFUL ► OH-BE-JOYFUL rum; brandy; whisky; liquor in general → 1815 sl.
► OH-BE-CHEERFUL brandy; whisky; rum; liquor in general → 1815 sl.
► OLD SHOES rum → L19 sl.
► POGGLE PAWNEE ► PUGGLE PAWNEE run; any spirituous liquor → L19 Army sl.
► Q.Q. a Quarter-Quart of rum → 1950s W. Indies sl.
► QUARTERN O’FINGER a measure of rum → M19 sl.
► RAISE-MY-THOUGHTS a drink of rum → 1900s W. Indies sl.
► RED-CAPER a jocular term for rum when taken in tea → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► RED-WOOSTED rum → 1904 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► SERGEANT-MAJOR ► SERGEANT-MAJOR‘S strong sweet tea; tea with rum → 1925 Brit. military sl.
► SIPPERS a sip of rum, esp. from another’s tot, as a reward for some service or in celebration → 1944 Brit. sl.
► SIR RICHARD ► SIR RICHARD RUM a nickname for rum → 1741 US
► TOM THUMB rum → 1905 rhyming sl., orig. Aust.
► WHITE EYE New England rum → 1827 Amer. dial.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BAY HORSE JOCKEY one who drinks bay rum → 1965 US sl.
VERBS
► FIRE THE ACID to drink rum → 20C W. Indies sl.
► SWALLOW A SAILOR to get drunk on rum → L19 UK port sl.
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