chemmyn.
/ˈʃɛmi/, U.S. /ˈʃɛmi/ Cards. colloquial.
= chemin de fer n. 2.
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society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > games of chance > games of chance played with cards > [noun] > baccarat or chemin-de-fer
baccarat1866
chemin de fer1866
bac1906
chemmy1918
shoe1964
punto banco1969
1918 G. Frankau One of Them ix. 85 Nor e'en a five-fold-passing hand at ‘chemmy’.
1962 Punch 23 May 196 How to behave when a..bingo-club or a chemmy-party..is visited by the police.
1990 ‘A. J. Orde’ Death & Dogwalker (1993) 176 He professed to know all about roulette and blackjack and what he called chemmy.
2005 S. Glynn Hard Day's Night ii. 43 He plays chemmy with cries of ‘Soufflé!’ instead of ‘Suivez’ and ‘Bingo!’ instead of ‘Banco’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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