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rummy

Card game in which the players score by obtaining cards either of the same denomination or in sequence in the same suit. It probably derives from mah-jongg.



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If any rummy thinks he can butt in on you an' me, he'll learn different, an' I'm the little boy that'll learn 'm.
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"Bit rummy, I expect, from the point of view of grammar," said Bert, "but they ought to get the hang of it all right.
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