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Tunk vs Rummy - What's the difference?

tunk | rummy |

As nouns the difference between tunk and rummy

is that tunk is (card game) or tunk can be (uk|dialect|or|us|colloquial) a sharp blow; a thump while rummy is (uncountable) a card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.

As an adjective rummy is

(dated) peculiar; odd.

tunk

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • (card game)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, dialect, or, US, colloquial) A sharp blow; a thump.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    rummy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia rummy)
  • (uncountable) a card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
  • (countable) a rum-drinking alcoholic.

    • See also

    * rummy nose * rummy-nose tetra

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (dated) peculiar; odd
    • a rummy thing
  • Resembling or tasting of rum.
    • a rummy flavour

    Quotations

    * 1920 , , p. 28 *: "You say rummy' things and you do ' rummy things. What I mean to say is, you're impulsive."

    Synonyms

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