rummy
1 of 4noun (1)
rum·my ˈrə-mē 
: 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 of consecutive sequence in the same suit and to be the first to meld them all see also gin rummy
rummy
2 of 4noun (2)
plural rummies
: drunkard
rummy
3 of 4adjective (1)
rummier; rummiest
1
: of, involving, or containing rum
a rummy drink
… rummy lunches go on for hours under the palms. 
Town & Country
Town & CountryShe loves a good rum cake, and I got one of the rummiest. Ivana Martini
Ivana Martini2
: affected by or as if by an excessive intake of rum
At higher altitudes, oxygen also helps boost your energy and keeps you from getting rummy. Lou Whittaker and Andrea Gabbard
Lou Whittaker and Andrea Gabbardrummy
4 of 4adjective (2)
rummier; rummiest
chiefly British, informal
: peculiar, odd
One of the rummy things about Jeeves is that, unless you watch like a hawk, you very seldom see him come into a room. P. G. Wodehouse
P. G. Wodehouse
Synonyms
Noun (2)
- alcoholic
- alkie [slang]
- alky
- boozehound
- boozer
- dipsomaniac
- drinker
- drunk
- drunkard
- inebriate
- juicehead [slang]
- juicer [slang]
- lush
- soak
- soaker
- sot
- souse
- tippler
- toper
- tosspot
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Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
derivative of rum, rhum, an earlier name for the game (of obscure origin), with a suffix of uncertain identity, perhaps -y entry 4
Noun (2)
rum entry 1 + -y entry 4
Adjective (1)
rum entry 1 + -y entry 1
Adjective (2)
rum entry 2 + -y entry 1
First Known Use
Noun (1)
1910, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1843, in the meaning defined above
Adjective (1)
1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective (2)
1828, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing rummy
Kids Definition
rummy
noun
rum·my ˈrə-mē
: a card game in which each player tries to lay down cards in groups of three or more
rummies
noun
as in alcoholics
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk most mornings a dazed old rummy sits on the steps with a bottle in a paper bag Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- alcoholics
- drinkers
- topers
- tipplers
- drunkards
- boozers
- inebriates
- alkies
- drunks
- sots
- boozehounds
- souses
- juiceheads
- dipsomaniacs
- soakers
- swillers
- soaks
- juicers
- tosspots
- lushes
- winos
- swiggers
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- teetotalers
- nondrinkers
- teetotallers
- abstainers
- teetotalists