rummy

rummy
I. adjective (rummier; -est) Etymology: 2rum Date: 1828 queer, odd <
feeling a little rummy from our trip up the escalator — New Yorker
>
II. noun (plural rummies) Etymology: 1rum Date: 1851 drunkard III. noun Etymology: perhaps from 1rummy Date: 1915 any of several card games for two or more players in which each player tries to assemble groups of three or more cards of the same rank or suit and to be the first to meld them all

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  • Rummy — Rum my, n.; pl. {Rummies}. 1. One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low] [1913 Webster] 2, a game of cards. {Gin rummy} a type of rummy. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rummy — Rum my, a. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Rummy — Rum my, a. [See {Rum}, a.] Strange; odd. [Slang] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Rummy — family 1) To get rid of the last card in a player s hand; lay down a hand completely formed in sets 2) To call attention to a play overlooked by an opponent …   The official rules of card games glossary

  • rummy — ► NOUN ▪ a card game in which the players try to form sets and sequences of cards. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • rummy — ☆ rummy rummy1 [rum′ē] adj. rummier, rummiest [ RUM2 + Y2] [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] odd; strange; queer n. ☆ [? < RUMMY1 the adj.] a card game, played in many variations, in which the object is to match cards into sets of the same… …   English World dictionary

  • Rummy — For other uses, see Rummy (disambiguation). A game of Rummy 500 in progress. Rummy is a group of card games notable for gameplay based on the matching of similar playing cards. The Mexican game of Conquian is considered by David Parlett to be… …   Wikipedia

  • Rummy — Dieser Artikel befasst sich mit dem Kartenspiel Rommé bzw. Rummy. Für das verwandte, ebenfalls Rummy genannte Spiel mit Zahlenplättchen siehe Rummikub. Rommé, Rommee (in Österreich auch Jolly), original amerikanisch Rummy (von Rum bzw. rummy: vgl …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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