rummy

rummy
[“rami]
1. n. a drunkard; an alcoholic; an alcoholic hobo.
Ask that rummy to leave before he throws up.
There is a rummy at the door asking for a handout.
2. mod. alcohol intoxicated.
She’s rummy, and she’s going to be sick.
Who’s the rummy old girl?
How long does it take a heavy drinker like Bob to get rummy?
3. mod. habitually confused and inept.
I get more rummy as I grow older.
That rummy old man is here again.

Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.

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