Hollywood gin
noun
variants: or
Hollywood
Definition of Hollywood gin
: a method of scoring in gin rummy whereby each deal is scored as though part of three different games
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Origin and Etymology of hollywood gin
so called from its introduction by the motion-picture colony in Hollywood
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