Meaning of rum go | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Cockney, dated, slang

Examples

“‘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.’”

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