chemmy

[ shem-ee ]

nounInformal.
  1. chemin de fer.

Origin of chemmy

1
First recorded in 1920–25; by shortening and alteration

Words Nearby chemmy

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British Dictionary definitions for chemmy

chemmy

/ (ˈʃɛmɪ) /


noun
  1. cards short for chemin de fer

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