rummy — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.

adj

1

Resembling or tasting of rum.

a rummy flavour

2

Peculiar; odd.

“You say rummy things and you do rummy things. What I mean to say is, you're impulsive.”

noun

1

A rum-drinking alcoholic.

No one has forgotten Frank Dodd, the crossing guard who went crazy here twelve years ago and killed those women, and they haven't forgotten the dog, either, the one that came down with rabies and killed Joe Camber and the old rummy down the road from him.

Collocations

4

ADJ.

last

VERB + RUMMY

play, played, playing, say

RUMMY + NOUN

friends, night, things

PREP.

with

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a card game based on collecting sets and sequences

rum

noun — a chronic drinker

adjective — beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

a rummy flavour

Wiktionary

02

“You say rummy things and you do rummy things. What I mean to say is, you're impulsive.”

Wiktionary

03

No one has forgotten Frank Dodd, the crossing guard who went crazy here twelve years ago and killed those women, and they haven't forgotten the dog, either, the one that came down with rabies and kill

Wiktionary

04

Tom and Mary are playing Rummy with their friends.

Tatoeba · #1476469

05

Tom and Mary are playing Gin rummy.

Tatoeba · #1476477

06

Do you play gin rummy?

Tatoeba · #6588374

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, rummy is marked as dated, UK, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.