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gin rummy

British  
/ dʒɪn /

noun

  1. Often shortened to: gin.  a version of rummy in which a player may go out if the odd cards outside his sequences total less than ten points

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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

During tough negotiations over a child care bill with Bob Packwood of Oregon, he challenged her to a game of gin rummy.

From New York Times • Jan. 11, 2023

"She always thinks of others first, and she stays positive no matter what, even when I beat her at our favorite game of gin rummy!"

From Fox News • Dec. 28, 2021

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

“But I did play gin rummy with the school shrink the other day and I beat him.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

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