rum-dum

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rum-dum  (rum′dum′),USA pronunciation [Slang.]
n. 
  1. Slang Termsa stupid or ignorant person.
  2. Slang Termsdrunkard;
    lush.

adj. 
  1. Slang Termsstupid;
    ignorant.
  2. Slang Termsof, pertaining to, characteristic of, or arising from habitual drunkenness;
    addled by drink.
  • rhyming compound with rum1 and dumb, perh. influenced in sense by humdrum 1890–95
Also, rum′-dumb′, rum′-dumm′. 

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