variants
or gamey
as in spicy
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
a singles bar where the conversations and come-on lines tend to be gamy
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Recent Examples of gamy
The fresh piney fragrance of rosemary not only jazzes up boring chicken and tames gamey lamb but also snaps memory back into shape.
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Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025
Around the edges, the frisky, gamy stocks are bubbling up again.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
Contrary to popular belief, Moore said bison is typically not gamey.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 Aug. 2025
The flavor is strong and pungent—some might even say gamy—but don’t let that discourage you.
—Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
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Adjective
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Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.—
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This creamy, cheesy pasta dish gets its extra spicy flavor from Andouille sausage, pepper Jack cheese, and Cajun seasoning.—
Adjective
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The agents’ demand that Good exit her vehicle is suggestive of an intent to take her into custody.—
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At the same time, there is no denying that Rodriguez’s 23-page complaint filed December 25 is full of potentially damning text message screen grabs, remarks about oral sex and other suggestive conversation from an allegedly predatory Perry.—
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“Gamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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