rummy1
/ˈrʌmi
/noun [mass noun]
A card game, sometimes played with two packs, in which the players try to form sets and sequences of cards.As the name suggests, this tile game is related to the card game rummy....
- I remember the house still had gas lighting and that I was introduced to cards - whist and rummy.
- As in basic rummy, a meld is a combination of cards from your hand which you place face up on the table, where it stays until the end of a hand.
Origin
Early 20th century: of unknown origin.
Rhymes
rummy2
/ˈrʌmi/adjective (rummier, rummiest)
Another term for rum2.It was a rummy feeling hearing the shells coming.
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