rummy
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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rummy or rum1 (ˈrʌmɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a card game based on collecting sets and sequences | |
| [C20: perhaps from | |
| rum or rum1 | |
| —n | |
| [C20: perhaps from | |
| rummy2 (ˈrʌmɪ) | |
| —adj | |
| another word for rum | |
| rummy3 (ˈrʌmɪ) | |
| —n , pl -mies | |
| 1. | (US), (Canadian) a slang word for drunkard |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of or like rum in taste or smell |
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Word Origin & History
rummy
card game, 1910, rhummy, of unknown origin. Gin rummy is first attested 1941. Meaning "drunkard" is 1851, from rum. Meaning "opponent of temperance" in U.S. politics is from 1860.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Slang Dictionary
rummy definition[ˈrəmi]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
We ate our pizza on paper napkins and played gin rummy in the tack room.
Even so, his ascetic austerity drew the line at gin rummy, which he delighted to play of an evening.
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