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Definition of Rummy
1. Adjective. Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected. "Singular behavior"
Similar to: Strange, Unusual
Derivative terms: Curiosity, Curiousness, Oddity, Peculiarity, Queerness, Singularity
2. Noun. A chronic drinker.
Specialized synonyms: Alcoholic, Alky, Boozer, Dipsomaniac, Lush, Soaker, Souse
Generic synonyms: Drinker, Imbiber, Juicer, Toper
Derivative terms: Drunk, Drink, Inebriate, Inebriate
3. Noun. A card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards.
Generic synonyms: Card Game, Cards
Specialized synonyms: Gin, Gin Rummy, Knock Rummy, Basket Rummy, Canasta, Meld
Definition of Rummy
1. a. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.
2. n. One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person.
3. a. Strange; odd.
Definition of Rummy
1. Noun. a card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong. ¹
2. Noun. a rum-drinking alcoholic. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rummy
1. odd [adj -MIER, -MIEST] / a card game [n -MIES] - See also: odd
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rummy
Literary usage of Rummy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"—A rummy Set.—Ship "Susan."—Fearful Tragedy.—Passage to Strong's
Island.—Ship "Atlantic."—Ship "Charles W. Morgan."— "At home" once more.—Rev.
Mr. Snow. ..."
2. Life and Adventure in the South Pacific by Jones (1861)
"—A rummy Set.—Ship "Susan."—Fearful Tragedy.—Passage to Strong's
Island.—Ship "Atlantic."—Ship "Charles W. Morgan."— " At home" once more.—Rev.
Mr. Snow. ..."
3. Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw (1917)
"Respectable married woman, rummy, gittin rescued by lie Salvation Army by ...
rummy. What am I to do? I cant starve. Them Salvation lasses is dear good ..."
4. Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches. a Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of (1897)
"And it made rummy turn green with fright when he heard it. By Jove !—ha ! ha !
... rummy Bux, who now stood alongside our chairs, was a native philosopher. ..."
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