Definition of
Rummy
- (noun, act) a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
- (noun, person) a chronic drinker
- (adj, all) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
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
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Synonyms of Rummy
curious, drunk, drunkard, funny, inebriate, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, singular, sot, wino
Alternate forms of Rummy
Hyponyms: alcoholic, alky, basket rummy, boozer, canasta, dipsomaniac, gin, gin rummy, knock rummy, lush, meld, soaker, souse
Hypernyms: card game, cards, drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper
Origin of the word Rummy
- card game, 1910, rhummy, of unknown origin. Gin rummy is first attested 1941. Meaning "drunkard" is 1851, from rum. Meaning "opponent of temperance" in U.S. politics is from 1860. more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Rummy
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