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gummy
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: g?m?i, IPA(key): /???mi/
- Rhymes: -?mi
Etymology 1
gum (“flesh around teeth”) +? -y.
Adjective
gummy (comparative gummier, superlative gummiest)
- Showing the gums.
- a gummy grin
Derived terms
- gummily
- gumminess
Noun
gummy (plural gummies)
- (Australia) Clipping of gummy shark.
- 2000, Paul Worsteling, Fishing Western Port, page 12,
- Over there [the UK], gummies are called smooth hound and a six kilo fish would stop the nation.
- 2007, Bill Classon, Fishing Guide to Victoria?s Coastline, Australian Fishing Network, page 60,
- Western Port is a great location to find gummies. […] Gummy sharks are one of the favoured species in Western Port and for good reason: they put up a strong fight and feed of fresh flake is pretty hard to beat.
- 2008, Rex Hunt, Fishing Guide to Melbourne and Surrounds, page 44,
- This area of vast mudflats is right at the top of the port is home to some of the best gummy shark fishing around. […] As the water drops, the feeding gummies drop off the banks and wait in the channels for food.
- 2000, Paul Worsteling, Fishing Western Port, page 12,
- (Australia, New Zealand) A sheep that is losing or has lost its teeth.
Etymology 2
gum (“(substance)”) +? -y. The noun was influenced by gummi (from German).
Adjective
gummy (comparative gummier, superlative gummiest)
- Resembling gum (the substance).
- Covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.
- Then rubs his gummy eyes.
Synonyms
- (resembling gum, the substance): gluey, gooey, sticky, tacky
Derived terms
- gumminess
- gummy bear
- gummy tumor
- gummy tumour
Noun
gummy (plural gummies)
- (usually in the plural) A gummi candy.
Derived terms
- gummy bear
- gummy worm
Translations
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??um?]
- Rhymes: -um?
- Hyphenation: gum?my
Noun
gummy
- genitive singular of gumma (gum, rubber)
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rummy
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???m?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???mi/
- Rhymes: -?mi
Etymology 1
Unknown.
Noun
rummy (usually uncountable, plural rummies)
- A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
Derived terms
- gin rummy
- Indian rummy
- Liverpool rummy
Translations
Etymology 2
rum +? -y
Adjective
rummy (comparative rummier, superlative rummiest)
- Resembling or tasting of rum.
- (Britain, colloquial, dated) Peculiar; odd.
Derived terms
Noun
rummy (plural rummies)
- A rum-drinking alcoholic.
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