rummy
A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjongA card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
» Tom and Mary played gin rummy last night.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.
Rommé, Rommee
ра́ммиrámmi, ре́микrémik
A rum-drinking alcoholic.
- a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
- a chronic drinker
Examples
4 sentencesTom and Mary played gin rummy last night.
Do you play gin rummy?
Tom and Mary are playing Gin rummy.
ruТом и Мэри играют в джин рамми. — Karok
Tom and Mary are playing Rummy with their friends.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Unknown, with much speculation. Perhaps related to rum via poker slang, or ultimately fromUnknown, with much speculation. Perhaps related to rum via poker slang, or ultimately from German Ruhm (“fame, glory”).
From rum + -y.
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Forms
plural: rummies| Singular | rummy |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.