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rummy1 definition

rummy (rum′ē)

adjective rummier -·mier, rummiest -·mi·est

Brit., Informal odd; strange; queer

Etymology: rum + -y

noun

a card game, played in many variations, in which the object is to match cards into sets of the same denomination or sequences of the same unit

Etymology: ? < rummythe

rummy2 definition

rummy (rum′ē)

noun pl. rummies -·mies

☆ Slang a drunkard

Etymology: rum + -y

adjective rummier -·mier, rummiest -·mi·est

of or like rum

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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