gin rummy
/ (dʒɪn) /
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noun
a version of rummy in which a player may go out if the odd cards outside his sequences total less than ten pointsOften shortened to: gin
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Word Origin for gin rummy
C20: from gin 1 + rummy 1, apparently from a humorous allusion to gin and rum
Words nearby gin rummy
Ginny, Gino, ginormous, gin palace, gin rickey, gin rummy, Ginsberg, Ginsberg, Allen, Ginsburg, ginseng, ginseng family
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