rummy
/ˈɹʌmɪ/US/ˈɹʌmi/
rummy noun: a card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
Noun (1)
rummy (usually uncountable, plural rummies)
Adjective
rummy (comparative rummier, superlative rummiest)
- Resembling or tasting of rum.
- a rummy flavour
- Peculiar; odd.
- ‘Up to this time, you understand, we had only built a bit of a slab hut [...] a cow-yard, and the rummiest bit of fencing you every looked at.’1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 97
- “You say rummy things and you do rummy things. What I mean to say is, you're impulsive.”1920, P. G. Wodehouse, Jill the Reckless, page 28
Noun (2)
rummy (plural rummies)
- 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.1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
rummy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
rummy in Hindi
- card game
- रमी ramī
rummy in Tamil
- card game
- ரம்மி rammi
rummy in Telugu
- card game
- రమ్మీ rammī
rummy in Malayalam
- card game
- റമ്മി ṟammi
More languagesFewer languages
- rummy in Sinhala
- රුම්මි rummi
- rummy in Arabic
- هَانْد رِيمِي hānd rīmī, هَانْد hānd
- rummy in Indonesian
- remi
- rummy in Thai
- รัมมี่ ram-mîi
Forms of rummy
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | rummies |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | rummier |
| superlative | rummiest |
Origin of rummy
Unknown, with much speculation. Perhaps related to rum via poker slang, or ultimately from German Ruhm (“fame, glory”).
From rum + -y.
Words formed from rummy
Phrases with rummy
Words that rhyme with rummy
Questions about rummy
- What does rummy mean?
- Rummy means a card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
- What is rummy in Hindi?
- Rummy in Hindi is रमी (ramī). See Rummy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rummy?
- Rummy can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce rummy?
- Rummy is pronounced /ˈɹʌmɪ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rummy?
- The plural of rummy is rummies.
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