rummer

An old-fashioned adjective meaning strange, odd, or peculiar.

• 🇩🇪Veraltetes Adjektiv, das seltsam, ungewöhnlich oder eigenartig bedeutet.

1. Unusual or odd C1 informal british

   Strange, peculiar, or deviating from what is normal or expected.

   • He had a rum way of looking at things.
   • That's a rum story, I don't believe a word of it.
   • She gave me a rum look when I mentioned the incident.

   🇩🇪Seltsam

   Synonyme: abnormalbizarrecuriouseccentricoddpeculiarqueersingularstrangeuncommonunusualweird

   Antonyme: commonnormalordinarystandardtypicalusual

• rummer comparative form
• rummest superlative form

A large drinking glass with an ovoid bowl on a stem, historically used for drinking toasts.

• 🇩🇪Großes Trinkglas mit ovaler Schale auf einem Stiel, das historisch zum Ausbringen von Trinksprüchen verwendet wurde.

1. Large drinking glass C2 formal british

   A large drinking glass, typically with an ovoid bowl on a stem, used for toasts.

   • The host raised a rummer to propose a toast.
   • They filled the rummer with fine wine for the celebration.
   • An antique rummer was displayed in the glass cabinet.

   🇩🇪Großes Trinkglas