Phrases & SayingsFood and drink
dad and mum
Rum, in rhyming slang documented in Australian service usage.
In a sentence
The old service glossary gave dad and mum for rum.
Where it came from
Rhyming slang: dad and mum supplies the rhyme for rum. The construction is also recorded outside Australia. A 1941 Australian service-slang article records dad and mum for rum; later slang compilations confirm the rhyme.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australia; also recorded in Britain
- Use today
- Historical or uncommon