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[ruhm-ee] 
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–noun
| any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences. |
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| rum·my 1 (rŭm'ē) n. A card game, played in many variations, in which the object is to obtain sets of three or more cards of the same rank or suit. [Origin unknown.] |
| rum·my 2 (rŭm'ē) n. pl. rum·mies Slang A drunkard. |
| rum·my 3 (rŭm'ē) adj. rum·mi·er, rum·mi·est Chiefly British Odd, strange, or dangerous; rum. |
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Rummy
Rum"my\, a. Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy flavor.Rummy
Rum"my\, n.; pl. Rummies. One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low]Rummy
Rum"my\, a. [See Rum, a.] Strange; odd. [Slang]
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rummy
card game, 1910, rhummy, of unknown origin. Gin rummy is first attested 1941. Meaning "drunkard" is 1851, from rum. Meaning "opponent of temperance" in U.S. politics is from 1860.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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