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Adjective: gamy (gamier,gamiest)  gey-mee
  1. [N. Amer] Suggestive of sexual impropriety
    "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details";
    - blue [informal], gamey [N. Amer], juicy [informal], naughty, racy, risqué, spicy
     
  2. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
    - gamey, high
     
  3. Willing to face danger
    - game [informal], gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky [informal]

Derived forms: gamier, gamiest

See also: brave, courageous, ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous [Brit, Cdn, non-standard], minging [Brit, informal], pongy [Brit, informal], sexy [informal], stinky [informal], unpleasant-smelling, whiffy [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Gamy