i Register
In some senses, rummy is marked as dated, UK, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.
rummy
UK /ˈɹʌmɪ/ US /ˈɹʌmi/
noun 2adj 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
last
VERB + RUMMY
play, played, playing, say
RUMMY + NOUN
friends, night, things
PREP.
with
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.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
601
a rummy flavour
Wiktionary02
“You say rummy things and you do rummy things. What I mean to say is, you're impulsive.”
Wiktionary03
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
Wiktionary04
Tom and Mary are playing Rummy with their friends.
Tatoeba · #147646905
Tom and Mary are playing Gin rummy.
Tatoeba · #147647706
Do you play gin rummy?
Tatoeba · #6588374Usage Notes
Your note
not saved0 chars