rummy

/ˈrʌmi/

/ˈrʌmi/

Other forms: rummies; rummily

Definitions of rummy

1. noun

   a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
   synonyms: rum

   types:

   gin, gin rummy, knock rummy

   a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points

   basket rummy, canasta, meld

   a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank

   bolivia

   a form of canasta in which sequences can be melded

   samba

   a form of canasta using three decks of cards and six jokers

   type of:

   card game, cards

   a game played with playing cards
2. noun

   a chronic drinker
   synonyms: drunk, drunkard, inebriate, sot, wino

   types:

   alcoholic, alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse

   a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

   type of:

   drinker, imbiber, juicer, toper

   a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess)
3. adjective

   beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
   synonyms: curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, singular

   strange, unusual

   being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird