"drummy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɹʌ.mi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drummy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more drummy [comparative], most drummy [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌmi Etymology: drum + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drum|y}} drum + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} drummy (comparative more drummy, superlative most drummy)
  1. Resembling or characteristic of a drum.
    Sense id: en-drummy-en-adj-ldGPln0r

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹʌ.mi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drummy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: drummies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌmi Etymology: drum + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drum|y}} drum + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} drummy (plural drummies)
  1. (South Africa, colloquial) A drum majorette. Tags: South-Africa, colloquial
    Sense id: en-drummy-en-noun-akjZan1i Categories (other): South African English, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 2 51 47
  2. (slang, African-American Vernacular) The drum magazine of a firearm. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Firearms
    Sense id: en-drummy-en-noun-0oEzdy7j Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 34 64 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 2 51 47

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