gamy
/'geimi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Willing to face danger; brave and spirited: Describes a person or animal that shows courage and a fighting spirit, especially in a challenging situation.
- Having the strong flavor or smell of game, especially game that is hung until slightly tainted: Describes meat, particularly from hunted animals, that has a distinctive, strong, and sometimes slightly spoiled aroma or taste due to being aged.
- Slightly scandalous or risqué; suggestive of sexual impropriety: Describes stories, details, or humor that are mildly shocking or titillating due to sexual content.
Usage Examples
Adjective (Brave/Spirited):
- The gamy old boxer refused to retire.
- Despite its injury, the gamy little terrier stood its ground.
Adjective (Strong flavor/smell of meat):
- The venison had a rich, gamy flavor that some find delicious.
- The pheasant was too gamy for her taste.
Adjective (Risqué/Suggestive):
- The novel was criticized for its gamy passages.
- He told a few gamy jokes at the party.
Advanced Usage
- "to be gamy": to have the qualities of being brave or having a strong flavor.
- The atmosphere in the old hunting lodge was damp and gamy.
Variants and Related Words
- Gamey (adj): An alternative spelling of 'gamy', with identical meanings.
- Gameness (n): The quality of being plucky or brave.
- Gamely (adv): In a brave and spirited manner.
Synonyms
- Brave meaning: Plucky, spirited, courageous, mettlesome.
- Flavor meaning: Pungent, strong-flavored, high.
- Risqué meaning: Racy, spicy, suggestive, naughty, ribald.
Idioms and Phrases
- None directly formed with "gamy" as a single word. The term itself is descriptive within a phrase, e.g., "a gamy odor," "a gamy tale."
Adjective
- willing to face danger
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- 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