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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamy
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To emphasize this, Wolfe’s production is suggestive, even surreal.Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Who knows what’s actually happening inside Sheridan’s enormous ham-with-a-cowboy-hat-on head, but season five’s back half is highly suggestive of some deep inner personal truth bursting through the fictional substrate.Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
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Bright and fruity with plenty of herbs and juniper essence and an almost spicy zip on the palate.Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Then there are the darker, spicier vanillas, with hints of tobacco or amber, offering a more sultry, sophisticated vibe.Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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Philadelphia next plays Monday against the Hornets before a stretch of off days leading into another matchup with the Hornets in Charlotte next Friday.David Aldridge, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
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Jenna Bush Hager often shares stories and photos of her husband and children, sharing insight into their off camera lives.Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 3 Dec. 2024
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The actor, 43, revealed that his racy Netflix Christmas movie The Merry Gentlemen, which features plenty of shirtless dancing, has an even saucier cut while speaking with Interview magazine.Chiara Kim, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The question is timely, given the unmistakable upwelling of investor enthusiasm toward equities in recent weeks and a reignited impulse by traders to grab for the raciest assets.Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Gamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamy. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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