rummy

rummy¹ Definition

rummy (rum′ē)

adjective -·mier, -·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. -·mies

☆ Slang a drunkard

Etymology: rum + -y

adjective -·mier, -·mi·est

of or like rum

rummy Usage Examples

Converse of object

play: Probably not: I was sharing a cabin with Roderick Poole and he was teaching me to play gin rummy.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

Modifies a noun

game: Click Here for More Information Phase 10 £ 5.99 Phase 10 A rummy type card game with an exciting twist!
style: We played cards with Patrick - rummy American style - and we beat him!

Noun used with modifier

gin: Teen Patti - a kind of gin rummy - is played almost every evening in the ten days leading to Diwali.

rummy Quotes

In this matter of shimmering into rooms the chappie is rummy toa degree He moves from point to point with as little uproar as a jellyfish.

—Plum

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