A Rummy playing Phenom
by Rummy inspection January 1, 2014
by BackStabbath June 5, 2022
a drunk, someone who drinks too much (but not necessarily a terrible person). Frequently used by Ernest Hemingway in his novels, Hemingway was a “rummy” himself to an extent, however Hemingway tried to wait until the afternoon until he started drinking, as he felt drinking interrupted his writing.
“It would be pretty easy to be a rummy, wouldn’t it Eddy?”
“You’d never make a rummy. You like to work too well.”
- Islands in the Stream
“You’d never make a rummy. You like to work too well.”
- Islands in the Stream
by jazzagefan May 4, 2023
adjective: 1. Odd or unconventional 2. Drunkard.
noun: Any of various card games in which the objective is to make sets or sequences or three or more cards.
noun: Any of various card games in which the objective is to make sets or sequences or three or more cards.
“Fighting jet lag and no sleep in the last forty-eight hours, Pete felt rummy.”
Lindsay McKenna; Beyond the Limit; Harlequin; 2006.
Lindsay McKenna; Beyond the Limit; Harlequin; 2006.
by teacherluiz September 24, 2018
by zacharyH September 14, 2017
by Please Jack Mehoff III May 8, 2011