as in alcoholic
a person who makes a habit of getting drunk
most mornings a dazed old rummy sits on the steps with a bottle in a paper bag
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Picture sweet potato crème brûlée inside the shell of a sweet potato: a rummy, spicy sweet potato caramel, and a topper of meringue.
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Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
Founded by Marc Farrell, a native of Trinidad & Tobago who was Starbucks’ youngest VP before leaving to follow his rummy dreams, this is a blend of sourced column-still rum from the Dominican Republic and Jamaican pot-still rum.
—Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
Buy Now on Drizly: $30 Best Barbados White Rum The Real McCoy 3 Year Aged Barbados’ Foursquare distillery, helmed by Richard Seale, produces aged rums that send serious rummies into spasms of joy and frenzied hunts for limited edition bottles.
—Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
The high-ester (read: funky) Jamaican rum in the blend is not as intense as some rummies may like, but what’s there makes up for what isn’t.
—Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
This isn't the kind of beach for arcade games on the boardwalk or rummy drinks under a palapa, but rather natural-feeling beaches, independent bookstores and restaurants, and even a lavender farm with views of the Olympic Mountains.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023
Laurie Mandeville-Beaudette lost her 83-year-old father, James Mandeville, a Navy veteran, prankster, and relentlessly competitive card shark who favored rummy and cribbage.
—Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
Christopher drank something fruity and rummy called Al’s Escape and lived to tell the tale.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
Lopez loved to sew, do crafts, garden and play the card game crazy rummy with her daughters.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2022
Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2023
Founded by Marc Farrell, a native of Trinidad & Tobago who was Starbucks’ youngest VP before leaving to follow his rummy dreams, this is a blend of sourced column-still rum from the Dominican Republic and Jamaican pot-still rum.
—Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
Buy Now on Drizly: $30 Best Barbados White Rum The Real McCoy 3 Year Aged Barbados’ Foursquare distillery, helmed by Richard Seale, produces aged rums that send serious rummies into spasms of joy and frenzied hunts for limited edition bottles.
—Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
The high-ester (read: funky) Jamaican rum in the blend is not as intense as some rummies may like, but what’s there makes up for what isn’t.
—Tony Sachs, Robb Report, 2 June 2023
This isn't the kind of beach for arcade games on the boardwalk or rummy drinks under a palapa, but rather natural-feeling beaches, independent bookstores and restaurants, and even a lavender farm with views of the Olympic Mountains.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023
Laurie Mandeville-Beaudette lost her 83-year-old father, James Mandeville, a Navy veteran, prankster, and relentlessly competitive card shark who favored rummy and cribbage.
—Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
Christopher drank something fruity and rummy called Al’s Escape and lived to tell the tale.
—BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022
Lopez loved to sew, do crafts, garden and play the card game crazy rummy with her daughters.
—Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 14 Feb. 2022
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“Rummy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rummy. Accessed 20 Sep. 2024.
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