vum
See also: -vum
English
Etymology
Alteration of vow.
Pronunciation
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Verb
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- (US, colloquial) To vow, swear.
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Ch. 3
- I vum it's Sunday—you won't see that harpooneer to-night; he's come to anchor somewhere—come along then; do come; won't ye come?
- 1851, Herman Melville, Moby Dick, Ch. 3
Interjection
vum
Luxembourgish
Contraction
vum
Volapük
Noun
vum (nominative plural vums)