Rummy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹʌmɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Rummy is a noun meaning A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
Meaning
A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
More Meanings
- Resembling or tasting of rum.
- (UK, colloquial, dated) Peculiar; odd.
- A rum-drinking alcoholic.
Example Sentences
a rummy flavour
“You say rummy things and you do rummy things. What I mean to say is, you're impulsive.”
No one has forgotten Frank Dodd, the crossing guard who went crazy here twelve years ago and killed those women, and they haven't forgotten the dog, either, the one that came down with rabies and killed Joe Camber and the old rummy down the road from him.
Word Forms
- rummies
- rummier
- rummiest
Synonyms for rummy
Depending on context, synonyms include peculiar, strange, unusual, curious, queer, singular.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include curious, funny, singular, strange, peculiar, odd.
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