gamey

G2A1M3E1Y4
/ˈɡeɪmi/

adjective

Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.

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bluegamyjuicynaughtyracyrisquespicysexy
OriginEnglish game ← Middle English game ← Old English gamen →
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Meanings

adjectivegamey (comparative more gamey or gamier, superlative most gamey or gamiest)

comparative more gamey · comparative gamier · superlative most gamey · superlative gamiest · alternative gamy

  1. Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
  2. Plucky, spirited or gritty.
  3. Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.
  4. gamesInvolving in-game actions or behaviour that break immersion or contradict common sense in favour of exploiting game mechanics.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivesuggestive of sexual impropriety

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bluegamyjuicynaughtyracyrisquespicysexy

adjective(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

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gamyhighmalodorousmalodourousunpleasant-smelling

adjectivewilling to face danger

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gamegamygrittymettlesomespiritedspunkybravecourageous
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bluebravecourageousgamegrittyhighjuicymalodorousmettlesomenaughtyracyspicyspiritedspunkystinky

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*gamaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*gaman
  3. Old Englishgamen
  4. Middle Englishgame
  5. Englishgame
  6. Englishgamey

From game + -y.

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Translations

Bulgarian дивечов, пикантен
  • дивечов (divečov)having the smell, taste and texture of game
  • пикантен (pikanten)risque, sordid or sexually suggestive
Czech kurážný, vyzývavý
  • kurážnýplucky, spirited or gritty
  • vyzývavýrisque, sordid or sexually suggestive
French faisandé
  • faisandéhaving the smell, taste and texture of game
German Wild-, gewagt
  • Wild-having the smell, taste and texture of game
  • gewagtplucky, spirited or gritty
  • gewagtrisque, sordid or sexually suggestive
Indonesian prengus
  • prengushaving the smell, taste and texture of game
Italian selvatico
  • selvaticohaving the smell, taste and texture of game
Polish o posmaku dziczyzny, dzielny
  • o posmaku dziczyznyhaving the smell, taste and texture of game
  • dzielnyplucky, spirited or gritty
  • odważnyplucky, spirited or gritty
  • śmiałyplucky, spirited or gritty
  • niecenzuralnyrisque, sordid or sexually suggestive
  • pikantnyrisque, sordid or sexually suggestive
  • wyzywającyrisque, sordid or sexually suggestive
  • growybehaviour that breaks immersion in games
Romanian ca de vânat, ca vânatul
  • ca de vânathaving the smell, taste and texture of game
  • ca vânatulhaving the smell, taste and texture of game

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gamey

AmyJamieAimeeramieAmeeblameycockamamiesameyAiméeBraimesquammy
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Anagrams

Gymeaageymmagey
Cite this entry
APA

gamey. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamey

MLA

“gamey.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamey. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gamey,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gamey.

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