gin rummy
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of gin rummy
C20: from gin 1 + rummy 1 , apparently from a humorous allusion to gin and rum
Example Sentences
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A friendship blossoms thanks to a shared affection for gin rummy, but Jones slowly reveals Fish’s tenderness, the possibility of romance spreading out in front of him.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2025
Roberta later would take her own three children on similar long educational road trips, as well as regularly touring the world with Rowena while they continued a gin rummy game that reportedly lasted for decades.
From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2020
We make Netflix accounts so residents can watch reruns of Jeopardy! in their rooms, download apps for checkers and gin rummy.
From Slate • Aug. 3, 2020
Hanks then told fans that Wilson had beat him in six straight hands of gin rummy.
From Fox News • Mar. 28, 2020
It had been more than a few days since I’d dropped it in the mailbox, before playing gin rummy with Mr. Scanlon.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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