rummy
pronunciation
How to pronounce rummy in British English:
UK [ˈrʌmi]
How to pronounce rummy in American English:
US [ˈrʌmi]
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- Noun:
- a chronic drinker
- a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
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- Adjective:
- beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
Word Origin
- rummy (n.)
- card game, 1910, rhummy, of unknown origin. Gin rummy is first attested 1941. Meaning "drunkard" is 1851, from rum (n.). Meaning "opponent of temperance" in U.S. politics is from 1860.
Example
- 1. We continue to avoid gin rummy behavior .
- 2. Hey . You by any chance play gin rummy ?
- 3. You are a rummy crowd !
- 4. Do you still play gin rummy ?
- 5. He 's just come back from the gin rummy finals .