rummy Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a chronic drinker
drunk; inebriate; sot; wino; drunkard.
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noun a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
rum.
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adjective satellite beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
funny; rum; singular; queer; curious; odd; peculiar.
- a curious hybrid accent
- her speech has a funny twang
- they have some funny ideas about war
- had an odd name
- the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves
- something definitely queer about this town
- what a rum fellow
- singular behavior
WordNet
Rum"my adjective
Definitions
Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.
Rum"my noun
Wordforms
Definitions
One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. LowRummy, a game of cards.
Rum"my adjective
Etymology
SeeDefinitions
Strange; odd. Slang