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rummy
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rum·my 1  (rm)
n.
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 unknown.]

rum·my 2  (rm)
n. pl. rum·mies Slang
A drunkard.

rum·my 3  (rm)
adj. rum·mi·er, rum·mi·est Chiefly British
Odd, strange, or dangerous; rum.

rummy1, rum
n
(Group Games / Card Games) a card game based on collecting sets and sequences
[perhaps from rum2]

rummy2
adj
another word for rum2

rummy3
n pl -mies
US and Canadian a slang word for drunkard
adj
(Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) of or like rum in taste or smell
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.rummyrummy - a chronic drinker                    
alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, souse, soaker - a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
imbiber, juicer, toper, drinker - a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
2.rummy - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
card game, cards - a game played with playing cards
gin rummy, knock rummy, gin - a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
basket rummy, canasta, meld - a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank
Adj.1.rummy - 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"
strange, unusual - being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird; "a strange exaltation that was indefinable"; "a strange fantastical mind"; "what a strange sense of humor she has"
Translations
rummy1 [ˈrʌmɪ]
A. ADJ (Brit) = rum 2
B. N (US) (= drunk) → borracho/a m/f

rummy2 [ˈrʌmɪ] N (Cards) → rummy m
rummy [ˈrʌmi] nrami m
rummy
n (Cards) → Rommé nt, → Rommee nt
rummy [ˈrʌmɪ] nramino
rummy [ˈrʌmɪ] nramino


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