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rummy

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈrʌmi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈrʌmi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(rum′ē)

Inflections of 'rummy' (n): npl: rummies
Inflections of 'rummy' (adj):
rummier
adj comparative
rummiest
adj superlative

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
rum•my1 /ˈrʌmi/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Gamesany of various card games for several players, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences:a game of rummy.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
rum•my1  (rum′ē),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Gamesany 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. 
  • perh. special use of rummy3 1905–10, American.

rum•my2  (rum′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -mies, adj. 
n. 
  1. Slang Termsa drunkard.

adj. 
  1. of or like rum.
  • rum1 + -y1 1850–55

rum•my3  (rum′ē),USA pronunciation adj., -mi•er, -mi•est. [Chiefly Brit. Slang.]
  1. British Termsodd;
    peculiar.
  • rum2 + -y1 1820–30

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
rummy /ˈrʌmɪ/, rum n
  1. a card game based on collecting sets and sequences
Etymology: 20th Century: perhaps from rum2
rummy /ˈrʌmɪ/ adj
  1. another word for rum2
rummy /ˈrʌmɪ/ n ( pl -mies)
  1. US Canadian
    a slang word for drunkard
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