rum-slim
Or RUM SLING, rum punch.
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rumbler
A four-wheeled cab. Not so common as BOUNDER. See GROWLER.
rumbo
Rum, water, and sugar; also a prison.
rumbowling
Anything inferior or adulterated.—Sea.
rumbumptious
Haughty, pugilistic.
rumbustious
Or RUMBUSTICAL, pompous, haughty, boisterous, careless of the comfort of others.
rumford
To ride to Rumford to have one's backside new bottomed: i.e. to have a pair of new leather breeches. Rumford was formerly a famous place for leather breeches. A like saying is current in Norfolk and Suffolk, of Bungay, and for the same reason.--Rumford lion; a calf. See ESSEX LION.
rumgumption
Or GUMPTION, knowledge, capacity, capability,—hence, RUMGUMPTIOUS, knowing, wide-awake, forward, positive, pert, blunt.
rumor campaign
Spreading false information to harm someone's reputation
rumor mill
A place or situation where rumors are created and spread
rump
To fuck. (Compare bum (verb).)
rump
To rump any one; to turn the back to him: an evolution sometimes used at court. Rump and a dozen; a rump of beef and a dozen of claret; an Irish wager, called also buttock and trimmings. Rump and kidney men; fiddlers that play at feasts, fairs, weddings, &c. and live chiefly on the remnants.
rump
To turn the back upon any one. A still more decided "cut direct" than the "cold shoulder."
rumpot
A drunkard.
rumpty-tumpty
Sex.
rumpus
A riot, quarrel, or confusion.
rumpus
A noise, disturbance, a "row."
rumy
A good woman or girl.—Gipsy Cant. In the Continental Gipsy, ROMI, a woman, a wife, is the feminine of RO, a man.
run
(good or bad), the success or duration of a piece’s performance.—Theatrical.
run a mile
to avoid something or someone completely
run a risk
to take a chance that something bad might happen
run a temperature
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
run about
To move quickly and energetically in different directions
run across
to find or meet someone or something by chance
run afoul of
to encounter problems or get into trouble with someone
run and gun
to shoot quickly without aiming carefully
run and jump
to start doing something quickly and enthusiastically
run around
To move quickly from place to place, often in a hurried or frantic manner
run around after
To follow or chase someone, often in a flattering or attentive manner
run around like a chicken with its head cut off
To act frantically and without direction
run around with
to spend time with someone, often in a romantic or social context
run at the mouth
Talk excessively or aimlessly
run away from
to avoid or escape from something
run back
to return or go back to something
run down the clock
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
run for one's life
to run away quickly to save oneself from danger
run for one's money
to give someone a strong challenge or competition
run for the hills
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
run for the money
TO HAVE A, to have a start given in with a bet. As 20 to 1 against Doncaster, with a RUN given. See P.P. To have a RUN FOR ONE’S MONEY is also to have a good determined struggle for anything.
run for the roses
To strive for the ultimate goal or prize
run goods
A maidenhead, being a commodity never entered.
run high
to be intense or extreme
run hot and cold
To be unpredictable or inconsistent in one's behavior or feelings
run in the family
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
run into a brick wall
Encounter strong and unyielding opposition
run into the ground
To utterly destroy or ruin something
run late
To arrive or finish after the expected or scheduled time
run of play
The normal or expected course of events
run off
to leave quickly or hurriedly
run off at the mouth
Talk excessively and aimlessly
run off with
to leave suddenly with someone, often secretly
run on
to continue talking excessively
run on empty
to continue to function or operate with little or no energy
run one's name
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
run out
to use or finish something completely
run out of something
To use up or exhaust a supply of something
run out of steam
To lose energy or motivation
run out of town
to force someone to leave a place
run out on
to leave or abandon someone or something suddenly
run out the clock
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
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