rummy

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.

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[Origin unknown.]

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rum·my ²  (rm)

n. pl. rum·mies Slang

A drunkard.

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rummy

Noun

a card game based on collecting sets and sequences [origin unknown]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rummy - a chronic drinker drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot, wino 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 rum 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" peculiar, queer, rum, curious, funny, singular, odd 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"