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or gamey
as in suggestive
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
Plus, the horror has a purpose, beyond gamy genre thrills.
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Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
The plot is a deliberately gamy melodrama.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023
Eating goat curry can mean doing battle with bone fragments, but The Russell’s kitchen minimizes this problem via careful butchering; the meat fell away from the bone in big tender chunks and also possessed none of the slightly gamy taste goat meat can have.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2022
The reindeer is gamy, such a distinct flavor.
—Steve Thomas, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
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Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
The plot is a deliberately gamy melodrama.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023
Eating goat curry can mean doing battle with bone fragments, but The Russell’s kitchen minimizes this problem via careful butchering; the meat fell away from the bone in big tender chunks and also possessed none of the slightly gamy taste goat meat can have.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2022
The reindeer is gamy, such a distinct flavor.
—Steve Thomas, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamy
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The appearance of weather conditions suggestive of La Niña, a climate phenomenon linked to drier conditions and drought in southern parts of the U.S., likely played a large part in priming southern California for extreme fire conditions this week.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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The stories were often suggestive, leaving plenty of room for the imagination to fill in the gaps.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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The finish is long and sweet, with lingering fruity and spicy notes.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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They are known for serving Sichuan, a specific type of Chinese cuisine that is hot and spicy.Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Jan. 2025
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The Leafs might be asking too much of him as a 33-year-old playing mostly on his off side in a top-four role.Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
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And once production started, the director and composer lived together, continuing their collaboration in off hours.Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 23 Dec. 2024
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Woody spice notes compliment a solid structural backbone with firm tannin and racy acidity.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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The actor, 43, revealed that his racy Netflix Christmas movie The Merry Gentlemen, which features plenty of shirtless dancing, has an even saucier cut while speaking with Interview magazine.Chiara Kim, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Gamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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