RUMMY

curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular

(adjective) 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”

rummy, rum

(noun) a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

drunkard, drunk, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino

(noun) a chronic drinker

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

rummy (usually uncountable, plural rummies)

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

Etymology 2

Adjective

rummy (comparative rummier, superlative rummiest)

Resembling or tasting of rum.

(UK, colloquial, dated) Peculiar; odd.

Noun

rummy (plural rummies)

A rum-drinking alcoholic.

Source: Wiktionary

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Rum"my, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.

Rum"my, n.; pl. Rummies (.

Definition: One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low]

Rum"my, a. Etym: [See Rum, a.]

Definition: Strange; odd. [Slang]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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