rummy

(rum′ē)

Brit., Informal odd; strange; queer

Origin: 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

Origin: ? < rummythe

noun pl. rummies

☆ Slang a drunkard

Origin: rum + -y

of or like rum

See rummy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A card game, played in many variations, in which the object is to obtain sets of three or more cards of the same rank or suit.

Origin:

Origin: Origin unknown

noun pl. rum·mies
Slang

A drunkard.

adjective rum·mi·er, rum·mi·est
Chiefly British

Odd, strange, or dangerous; rum.

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