rummy
/ˈrʌmi/
noun
- A card game in which players try to form sets or sequences of cards.
- We spent the evening playing rummy and eating snacks.
- She won three rounds of rummy in a row with a perfect hand.
- Rummy is a popular game that is easy to learn but hard to master.
adjective
- Tasting or smelling like rum.
- The dessert had a rich, rummy aroma that filled the kitchen.
- The rummy flavor of the fruitcake was a holiday favorite.
- He added extra rum to make the sauce more rummy.
- Odd, strange, or peculiar (informal British use).
- He gave me a rummy look when I mentioned the missing key.
- It's a bit rummy that no one saw the cat come back inside.
- There's something rummy about that old house on the hill.