variants
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
See All Example Sentences for gamy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamy
Adjective
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The latest: Photos and videos posted to Facebook, Reddit and other sites showed the Patriots Place sign displaying non-explicit cartoon images of anthropomorphic dogs, a cat and one very suggestive purple wolf on a rainbow background.—
Mike Deehan,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
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However, both workers had shown symptoms suggestive of infection, the study said.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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News how Shepard reacted to watching her steamy scenes with Brody, 44, in the spicy series.—
Esther Kang,
People.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Belgian blonde Buddy System is a spicy 6.4%, and the German-style helles checks in at 5.8%.—
Jason Mastrodonato,
The Mercury News,
21 Feb. 2025
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Because the baseball season is long, every off day — both in spring training and in the regular season — is cherished as a time to spend time away from the constant grind of the season.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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The companies are also planning another event in December for athletes in leagues that are in their off seasons at the time, like the WNBA, NWSL, and MLB.—
Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Feb. 2025
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Even Ferrell himself fumbled over the racy lines, which elicited so much laughter that both Thompson and Murphy struggled to hold back their smiles.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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According to a Variety report, the final installment of the racy teen melodrama was dogged by rewrites until the network announced the official delay earlier this week.—
Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Gamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamy. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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