It's a colloquial pronunciation of "rum one"

"rum" in this sense meaning not the drink but something like "odd." It can actually cover a wide range of oddness, from mere eccentricity to criminal behaviour. The OED gives some examples but doesn't offer any etymology, the American Heritage Dictionary suggests that it may come from "rom" a gypsy. In any case, I think the spelling would be "rum un."

i didn't know all of this by the way, i just copied off of on the internet

Posted By: Tombs on September 14th 2011 at 17:32:01

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Its on the Huh?????? (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 14, 17:02:29
- I often here 'He's a Rum boy' at Cricket games. Where does that come from? (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 14, 17:23:12
  - rum boy comes from..... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 14, 18:43:10
  - Someone who is odd, or someone who is "bit of a card" is best translation (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 14, 18:40:24
  - It's a colloquial pronunciation of "rum one" (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 14, 17:32:01
  - as a guess, someone who's a rough diamond, takes risks (NCFC) - pants, Sep 14, 17:30:34
    - No (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Sep 14, 18:37:22
  - Urban Dictionary says...... (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 14, 17:28:00
    - Every one from Wisbechistan is a rumun (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Sep 14, 18:09:36
    - So I'm a pikey/peasant commoner now!!!! (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 14, 17:28:49
  - *hear (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 14, 17:24:09
    - *hare (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Sep 14, 17:37:36
      - goo! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Sep 14, 17:49:10
- It's Einstein's theory rel-HUH-tivity (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 14, 17:22:30
  - Brilliant POTD for that un (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 14, 17:25:21
  - "of".......ugh...... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Sep 14, 17:23:10
- Yeah, it's 'huh' (NCFC) - Huge Small, Sep 14, 17:11:05
  - Bit loike.. I hatta go un get me boike from duwn the Doike (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 14, 17:18:12
  - Its one I just made up :) (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 14, 17:15:05
    - My Nan had the best accent ever (NCFC) - Huge Small, Sep 14, 17:21:06
- "training" huh?! (n/m) (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 14, 17:03:40
  - I was training her to be a Bookman...even though she was a woman..... huh? (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 14, 17:06:10
    - sexist...... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Sep 14, 17:10:06
      - No comment... missus is lurking (n/m) (NCFC) - promethian1, Sep 14, 17:15:34

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