rummy

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rum·my /ˈrʌmi/ noun [uncountable]  DGCa simple card game in which players try to collect series of cards 拉米纸牌游戏〔玩者要尽可能组成套牌〕

Examples from the Corpus

rummy• They wore army fatigues and played brooding games of gin rummy, listening to dull rumbles from the sabotage site.• They'd enjoyed a game of snap or whist or gin rummy.• Nana and I sat at her kitchen table eating Fannie Mae chocolates and playing gin rummy.• Victoria had been playing gin rummy with her, and Shelley had come to take over.Origin rummy (1900-2000) Perhaps from rummy “strange” ((19-20 centuries)), from rum “strange” ((18-21 centuries)), probably from rome “excellent” ((16-19 centuries))

rum·my nounChineseSyllable  

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rummy
rum‧my /ˈrʌmi/ noun [uncountable]a simple card game in which players try to collect series of cards

rummyBrE /ˈrʌmi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈrʌmi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a simple card game in which players try to collect particular combinations of cards 拉米纸牌游戏（玩者要尽可能找出某种组合的牌）