Adjective: gamey gey-mee
- [N. Amer] Suggestive of sexual impropriety
"a gamey movie";
- blue [informal], gamy [N. Amer], juicy [informal], naughty [informal], racy, risqué, spicy [informal], fruity [Brit, informal]
- (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
"The gamey odour of the meat indicated it had gone bad";
- gamy, high
- Showing courage, determination and energy
"The gamey soldier volunteered for the risky mission";
- game [informal], gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky [informal]
See also: brave, courageous, ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], minging [Brit, informal], niffy [Brit, informal], pongy [Brit, informal], sexy [informal], stinky [informal], unpleasant-smelling, whiffy [Brit, informal]
Encyclopedia: Gamey, Thomas