rummy game
- noun
- /ˈrʌmi ɡeɪm/
:
juego de rummy
- During our family gathering, we played a rummy game to see who could create the longest runs of cards.
Examples
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How do we stand in the gin rummy game?
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At three cents apiece, he's got about a quarter in two hours and he walks right in that door, Laplante, and sits in on the rummy game.
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Last night, we enjoyed a fun rummy game with friends, where everyone tried to form the best sets of cards.
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After dinner, we settled down for a classic rummy game, competing to see who could match the most cards.
Synonyms
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1.1
A game played with playing cards, for example poker, that often needs skill or luck
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8.4
A card game like rummy where you end the play if your hand totals under ten points
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9.9
A card game like rummy played with two decks and wild cards
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4.1
A card game where players make sets or sequences of cards
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7.8
A card game where players make sets of the same number using two decks and jokers
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3.4
A card game where players make sets and runs and end when leftover cards total under ten points
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8.2
A card game in which players make sets and runs to be first to lay down all cards
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8.7
A rummy game where a player ends a round if unmatched cards total less than ten points
A card game using two decks and four jokers where jokers and twos are wild and players form sets
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'rummy game' is a straightforward combination of the name 'rummy' (a specific card game) and the generic noun 'game', so its meaning 'a game of rummy' is directly derivable from the constituents. Because 'rummy' designates the game type and name+game constructions are cross-linguistically common, a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand the expression.
Etymology
The card game rummy game gets its name from an older game called 'rum', and people began calling it rummy because players made neat groups of matching cards on the table. So rummy game now means the card game where you form sets or runs to win.