RUMMY


Meaning of RUMMY in English

rummy 1

/rum"ee/ , n.

any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences. Also called rum .

[ 1905-10, Amer.; perh. special use of RUMMY 3 ]

rummy 2

/rum"ee/ , n. , pl. rummies , adj.

n.

1. Slang. a drunkard.

adj.

2. of or like rum.

[ 1850-55; RUM 1 + -Y 1 ]

rummy 3

/rum"ee/ , adj., rummier, rummiest . Chiefly Brit. Slang.

odd; peculiar.

[ 1820-30; RUM 2 + -Y 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .