Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the flavor or odor of game, especially game that is slightly spoiled.
- adjective Ill-smelling; rank.
- adjective Showing an unyielding spirit; plucky.
- adjective Corrupt; tainted.
- adjective Sordid; seamy.
- adjective Sexually suggestive; racy.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having the flavor of game; having a flavor as of game kept uncooked till it is slightly tainted, when it is held by connoisseurs to be in proper condition for the table: as, the venison was in fine gamy condition.
- Spirited; plucky; game: as, a gamy little fellow.
- Also, less correctly, spelled
gamey .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Cookery) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept uncooked till near the condition of tainting; high-flavored.
- adjective (Sporting) Showing an unyielding spirit to the last; plucky; furnishing sport.
- adjective Same as
gamey .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Alternative spelling of
gamey .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective willing to face danger
- adjective suggestive of sexual impropriety
- adjective (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
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Examples
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Because of the absence of musk glands, the meat is free of the "gamy" flavor found in squirrels and rabbits.
15 Agouti 1991
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At 8: 15 this morning, according to his travel log, he had 67 London branches yet to visit, and smelled a bit "gamy".
Londonist 2009
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One note on the cleaning of squirrels - they have glands under their front legs (kernels) that should be removed after skinning or the squirrel will taste gamy and rank.
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Its buttery, molasses-like tang is ideal in making cakes or granola and for glazing gamy meats like duck or short ribs. $25 a quart, themaplefarm.com
Maple's Moment 2011
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Then Ill turn it into burger and jerky, because it's too tough and gamy to eat straight up.
How do you measure Success - something "In the Freezer" or "On the Wall"? 2009
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Then Ill turn it into burger and jerky, because it's too tough and gamy to eat straight up.
How do you measure Success - something "In the Freezer" or "On the Wall"? 2009
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I would think it may be somewhat gamy tasting and tough, I may have to try sometime, just to say I did.
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“We pour off the water from the chicken when we first boil it to take away the gamy smell,” he explained.
Day of Honey Annia Ciezadlo 2011
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I would think it may be somewhat gamy tasting and tough, I may have to try sometime, just to say I did.
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This month, "The Unofficial Hunger Games Cookbook," was published, with 150 recipes for rustic, gamy fare including fried squirrel and raccoon in bacon drippings, though none for dog.
These Literary Tastes Include Eel Pie, Grilled Snake Alexandra Alter 2011
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