a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
<noun.act> [ adj ]
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
<adj.all> a curious hybrid accent her speech has a funny twang they have some funny ideas about war had an odd name the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves something definitely queer about this town what a rum fellow singular behavior
Rummy \Rum"my\, a. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.
Rummy \Rum"my\, n.; pl. {Rummies}. 1. One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low]
2, a game of cards.
{Gin rummy} a type of rummy.
Rummy \Rum"my\, a. [See {Rum}, a.] Strange; odd. [Slang]
Passengers can play gin rummy on the gameboard on a TWA barf bag or use the Kodak ad on an American Airlines bag to get their film developed.
Yet the arithmetic suggests that the only sure winners are the Ulster Unionists. So I prefer to put backgammon and gin rummy on my own laptop.
'Poker and gin rummy - gin rummy is a good game,' he smiles.
'Poker and gin rummy - gin rummy is a good game,' he smiles.