gin rummy

gin rummy

n.

A variety of rummy for two or more persons in which a player may win by matching all his or her cards or may end the game by melding with unmatched cards that add up to ten points or fewer.

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gin rummy [dʒɪn]

n

(Group Games / Card Games) 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 to gin

[from gin¹ + rummy¹, apparently from a humorous allusion to gin and rum]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

gin rummy - a form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points knock rummy, gin rum, rummy - a card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards