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gamey

adjective

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

• Syn: ↑gamy, ↑high

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

2. willing to face danger

• Similar to: ↑brave, ↑courageous

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

3. suggestive of sexual impropriety

- a blue movie

- blue jokes

- he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details

- a juicy scandal

- a naughty wink

- naughty words

- racy anecdotes

- a risque story

- spicy gossip

• Syn:

• 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