rummy  /ˈrə mi/ ? Meaning of "rummy"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) a chronic drinker
  2. (n) a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
  3. (adj) beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

Usage(s):

  1. Bridge was almost eclipsed and so was gin rummy.
  2. They talked, drank cocktails, ate from trays, played gin rummy, and waited for the ocean to end at Dakar.

Quotes

  1. "I am grateful to them now that everyone who wants to see it will now have the chance to do so," Moore said in a statement. "On behalf of my stellar cast - GW, Dick, Rummy, Condi and Wolfie - we thank this incredible coalition of the willing...
    on Jun 2, 2004 By: Michael Moore Source: guardian.co.uk

  2. "He's a winner, and I want to win, too. I could be playing my grandmother in 500 rummy, and if she beats me I have an empty feeling in my stomach," Murdock said.
    on Jun 17, 2010 By: Eric Murdock Source: Asbury Park Press

  3. "The present said to me, quote, 'Why do you keep picking on Rummy?' I looked at the president, and I said, 'Mr. President, with all due respect' - and I looked at the vice president - 'Mr. Vice President, I would call for your resignation as well,...
    on Oct 1, 2006 By: Joe Biden Source: CBS News

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