ninety-nine

  1. Cardinal number.  The cardinal number immediately following ninety-eight and preceding one hundred.
  2. Noun.  (countable) A traditional British ice cream cone with a flaky chocolate bar inserted, usually made with soft serve.
  3. Noun.  (uncountable) A simple card game with a running total, players dropping out if they would be forced to bring the total above ninety-nine.

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