gamey

adjective

1. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

• Syn: ↑gamy, ↑high

• Similar to: ↑malodorous, ↑malodourous, ↑unpleasant-smelling, ↑ill-smelling, ↑stinky

• Derivationally related forms: ↑game (for: ↑gamy), ↑game

2. willing to face danger

• Syn: ↑game, ↑gamy, ↑gritty, ↑mettlesome, ↑spirited, ↑spunky

• Similar to: ↑brave, ↑courageous

• Derivationally related forms: ↑spunk (for: ↑spunky), ↑mettlesomeness (for: ↑mettlesome), ↑grit (for: ↑gritty)

3. suggestive of sexual impropriety

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a blue movie

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blue jokes

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he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details

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a juicy scandal

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a naughty wink

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naughty words

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racy anecdotes

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a risque story

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spicy gossip

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↑blue, ↑gamy, ↑juicy, ↑naughty, ↑racy, ↑risque, ↑spicy

• Similar to: ↑sexy

• Derivationally related forms: ↑spiciness (for: ↑spicy), ↑raciness (for: ↑racy), ↑gaminess (for: ↑gamy)

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gamey f12 [gamey] (also gamy) [ˈɡeɪmi] [ˈɡeɪmi] adjective

(of meat that has been hunted) having a strong flavour or smell as a result of being kept for some time before cooking

See also: ↑gamy

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gamey

see gamy.