Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rummy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rummy \Rum"my\, a.
Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy
flavor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rummy \Rum"my\, n.; pl. {Rummies}.
One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rummy \Rum"my\, a. [See {Rum}, a.]
Strange; odd. [Slang]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rummy
adj : 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" [syn: {curious}, {funny}, {odd}, {peculiar},
{queer}, {rum}, {singular}]
n 1: a chronic drinker [syn: {drunkard}, {drunk}, {sot}, {inebriate}]
2: a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the
winner is the first to meld all their cards [syn: {rum}]
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