rummy

Noun · Adjective
US[ruhm-ee]/ˈrʌmi/2 syllables
Synonyms: drunkarddrunksotinebriatewinorumcuriousfunnyoddpeculiarqueersingular

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)rummies

  1. a chronic drinkerSynonyms: drunkarddrunksotinebriatewinoType of drinker, imbiberKinds alcoholic, alky
  2. a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cardsSynonyms: rumType of card game, cardsKinds canasta, gin

Adjective (1)

  1. beyond or deviating from the usual or expected“a curious hybrid accent”“her speech has a funny twang”“they have some funny ideas about war”“had an odd name”“the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves”“something definitely queer about this town”“what a rum fellow”“singular behavior”Synonyms: curiousfunnyoddpeculiarqueerrumsingularOpposite familiarSimilar strange, unusual

Related words intoxicate verb, soak verb

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Rum′my adjective

Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.

Rum′my noun; pl. Rummies (…).

One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. informal

Rum′my adjective

Origin: See Rum, adjective

Strange; odd. slang

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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