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
Lamb Chops With Minty Pea Puree and Pomegranate Minty peas and sweet-tart pomegranate are a great complement for gamy lamb chops.
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Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer.
—J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
Plus, the horror has a purpose, beyond gamy genre thrills.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
The plot is a deliberately gamy melodrama.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023
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Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2024
All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer.
—J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
Plus, the horror has a purpose, beyond gamy genre thrills.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2023
The plot is a deliberately gamy melodrama.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2023
See All Example Sentences for gamy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamy
Adjective
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According to the outlet, the message appears to bear Trump’s signature and included a suggestive drawing.—
Julia Mueller,
The Hill,
29 July 2025
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The move follows a $10 billion defamation lawsuit Trump filed against the Journal and Rupert Murdoch over a story linking him to Jeffrey Epstein via a suggestive birthday letter.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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Popeyes Offers for Popeyes reward members include a free six-piece purchase with any $5 purchase and free six-piece spicy bone-in wings with the purchase of any wing order.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
29 July 2025
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That's right — after a full season of Hot Topics, spicy cohost clashes, high-profile political guests, and even courting pointed responses from the White House, The View talk show stars have gone off the air for the year.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 July 2025
Adjective
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Pete Crow-Armstrong, Justin Turner and more were in attendance, taking advantage of the Cubs having an off day after several of them put in a shift signing autographs at The National earlier in the day.—
The Athletic Collectibles Staff,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The attacker, 27-year-old Shane Devon Tamura, entered the office tower with an assault rifle and body armor, fatally shooting a security guard, a Blackstone executive, a Rudin Management associate, and an off-duty NYPD officer before taking his own life.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
31 July 2025
Adjective
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The racy looks come amid the pop star's weight loss journey.—
Starr Bowenbank,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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The Academy Award winner completed her racy look with a black tuxedo jacket and square-toed black leather boots.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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“Gamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamy. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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