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English Dictionary: gamy by the DICT Development Group
2 results for gamy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gamy
adj
  1. 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"
    Synonym(s): blue, gamy, gamey, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy
  2. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
    Synonym(s): gamey, gamy, high
  3. willing to face danger
    Synonym(s): game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gamy \Gam"y\, a.
      1. (Cookery) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept
            uncooked till near the condition of tainting;
            high-flavored.
  
      2. (Sporting) Showing an unyielding spirit to the last;
            plucky; furnishing sport; as, a gamy trout.
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