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rummy

п'яниця, пияка, пияк

рамми, ремик

Rommé, Rommee

A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjongA card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.

UK/ˈɹʌmɪ/US/ˈɹʌmi/

» Tom and Mary played gin rummy last night.

Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable, usually)A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
Rommé, Rommee
ра́ммиrámmi, ре́микrémik
A rum-drinking alcoholic.

More definitions

a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
a chronic drinker

4 sentences

Tom and Mary played gin rummy last night.
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Do you play gin rummy?
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Tom and Mary are playing Gin rummy.
ruТом и Мэри играют в джин рамми.
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Tom and Mary are playing Rummy with their friends.
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card game:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

card game:

Unknown, with much speculation. Perhaps related to rum via poker slang, or ultimately from

Unknown, with much speculation. Perhaps related to rum via poker slang, or ultimately from German Ruhm (“fame, glory”).

From rum + -y.

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plural: rummies

Singular	rummy

uncountable

6 synonyms

Close in meaning

a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards:rum
a chronic drinker:drunkard drunk sot inebriate wino

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