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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
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
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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