rummy
rummy¹
Definition
rummy (rum′ē)
noun
a card game, played in many variations, in which the object is to match cards into sets of the same denomination or sequences of the same unit
Etymology: ? < rummythe
rummy²
Definition
rummy (rum′ē)
adjective -·mier, -·mi·est
of or like rum
rummy
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- play: Probably not: I was sharing a cabin with Roderick Poole and he was teaching me to play gin rummy.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- bastardize: We played memory cards and my bastardized happy families rummy.
Modifies a noun
- game: Click Here for More Information Phase 10 £ 5.99 Phase 10 A rummy type card game with an exciting twist!
- style: We played cards with Patrick - rummy American style - and we beat him!
Noun used with modifier
- gin: Teen Patti - a kind of gin rummy - is played almost every evening in the ten days leading to Diwali.
rummy Quotes
In this matter of shimmering into rooms the chappie is rummy toa degree He moves from point to point with as little uproar as a jellyfish.
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