is a particularly rum disease
English translation: dialect - tricky/unusual/difficult/strange
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|  Selected response from: Angela Dickson (X) United Kingdom Local time: 10:26 | ||||||
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| 3 +8 | dialect - tricky/unusual/difficult/strange |
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| 5 | odd, strange |
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| 4 +1 | unusual/curious/odd |
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| 5 | out of the ordinary/uncommon |
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| 4 | strange, unusual |
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odd, strange Explanation: rum2 (rŭm) pronunciation adj. Chiefly British., rum·mer, rum·mest. 1. Odd; strange. 2. Presenting danger or difficulty. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 mins (2006-10-27 10:20:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It depends on the context, it could also be the second meaning. Dangerous. Reference: http://www.answers.com/rum |
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strange, unusual Explanation: It's a colloquial word, usually in the phrase "It's a rum do", meaning "it's a strange state of affairs". |
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3 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +8
peer agreement (net): +8dialect - tricky/unusual/difficult/strange Explanation: As far as I know, this is an English dialect word - look up 'James Herriot' who wrote humorous novels about a Yorkshire vet, his farmers use 'rum' all the time. It's a bit strange to see this word in a 'proper' document! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 mins (2006-10-27 10:21:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Wiktionary has a quote from James Herriot: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rum |
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