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
All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer.
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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
Wild turkeys were definitely eaten by the first European colonists, but these were small gamy fowls quite unlike the average farmed turkey.
—Bee Wilson, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022
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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
Wild turkeys were definitely eaten by the first European colonists, but these were small gamy fowls quite unlike the average farmed turkey.
—Bee Wilson, WSJ, 19 Nov. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gamy
Adjective
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Commenters argued the suggestive nature of the song could direct bad actors toward LaR'iyah's videos.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
11 June 2025
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The movie is quite true to its world - a world full of slapstick comedy, unfunny jokes, and vulgar and suggestive dialogues.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool across seven days from the end of November looks particularly spicy.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work - there was only one thing left to do!—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
Adjective
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Some takeaways from a successful series win ahead of an off day Thursday: Mayer heating up Mayer hasn’t even been in the majors for a month, but the 22-year-old has already hit three homers and is finding his groove.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 June 2025
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Yet Shildt had a relatively rested back end of his bullpen and an off day coming up.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 June 2025
Adjective
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Yeah, just try to get a little racy at times to learn a little bit for the race.—
Bruce Martin,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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During a Today show appearance last month, Robert revealed his family’s reaction to his racy campaign.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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“Gamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gamy. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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