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Definition of rum adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rum

adjective
 
/rʌm/
 
/rʌm/
[usually before noun] (British English, old-fashioned, informal)
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  1. strange synonym odd, peculiar
    • He’s a rum fellow.
    • I don’t know what is going on—it’s a rum business.
    Word Originadjective late 18th cent.: of unknown origin.

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