Definition of demon rum
US, old fashioned + humorous
: alcoholic drink : alcohol
It's not like alcohol is some benign entity. The devastation wrought by demon rum has been well-documented for decades, yet no one suggests a return of Prohibition.— Teresa Keegan, Denver Post, 5 May 2013
—sometimes used with the … this “Gay Nineties Melodrama” offers up all the elements of an old-fashioned barnstormer, from an innocent country girl heroine named Nellie to a despicable viper named Munro Murgatroyd, who … drives stalwart hero Adam Oakhart to the demon rum.— Tom Chesek, Asbury Park (New Jersey) Press, 9 Mar. 2012
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“Demon rum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/demon%20rum. Accessed 13 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of demon rum was in 1799
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