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rumminess

English

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Etymology

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From rummy +‎ -ness.

Noun

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rumminess (uncountable)

  1. (UK, colloquial, dated) The quality of being rummy, or odd.
    • 1923, P. G. Wodehouse, The Inimitable Jeeves:
      "Tut!" said old Bittlesham. "Tut is right," I agreed. Then the rumminess of the thing struck me. "But if you haven't dropped a parcel over the race," I said, "why are you looking so rattled?"
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