Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rum go

/ˈɹʌm ˌɡəʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.63 in modern English

Syllables: rum -go
IPA: /ˈɹʌm ˌɡəʊ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A peculiar, surprising, and/or confusing event, thing, etc.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"‘Here’s rayther a rum go, sir,’ replied Sam. / ‘What?’ inquired Mr. Pickwick. / ‘This here, Sir,’ rejoined Sam. ‘I’m wery much afeerd, sir, that the properiator o' this here coach is a playin' some imperence vith us.’"
"“Well, who's a better right?” growled the gamekeeper. “A pretty rum go if squire ain't to talk for Dr. Livesey, I should think.”"
"There they are, Strawberry—Fledge, I should say. This is a rum go."
"Bert: Life's a rum go, Guv'nor, and that's the truth."
"Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’"

Etymology

UK dialectal (chiefly Cockney); rum (“strange, peculiar”) + go (“incident, occurrence”).

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈɹʌm ˌɡəʊ/

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

rum gos (plural)

Synonyms

rum one rum start rum 'un

Questions

How do you pronounce rum go?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌm ˌɡəʊ/.
What does rum go mean?: A peculiar, surprising, and/or confusing event, thing, etc.
Where does rum go come from?: UK dialectal (chiefly Cockney); rum (“strange, peculiar”) + go (“incident, occurrence”).

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