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Gamey

adjective

Suggestive of sexual impropriety. Synonyms: blue, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy. "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"

(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted. Synonyms: gamy, high.

Willing to face danger. Synonyms: game, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky.

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"Gamey" Quotes from Famous Books

... sun in the drying process, become tainted, and the odour is anything but agreeable. For all, it serves a purpose in those countries where salt is a scarce commodity; and cooked—as all Spanish Americans cook it—with a plentiful seasoning of onions, garlic, and chili, the "gamey" flavour ceases to be perceptible. Above all, it is a boon to the traveller who has a long journey to make through the uninhabited wilderness, with no inns nor post-houses at which he may replenish his spent stock of provisions. Being dry, firm, and light, it ...

— Gaspar the Gaucho - A Story of the Gran Chaco • Mayne Reid

Words linked to "Gamey" : malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, courageous, ill-smelling, malodorous, stinky, spicy, brave, blue, sexy, gamy