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gin rummy

/ dʒɪn /

noun

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

C20: from gin ¹+ rummy ¹, apparently from a humorous allusion to gin and rum

Gin rummy was his big game and he fraternized with high rollers like Minnesota Fats and Dean Chance.

It's a diversion, much like pinochle or gin rummy were in the days when there were only three TV channels.

Min and I played gin rummy that night but we kept forgetting to mark down the score.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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