Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gamy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gamy \Gam"y\, a.
1. (Cookery) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept
uncooked till near the condition of tainting;
high-flavored.
2. (Sporting) Showing an unyielding spirit to the last;
plucky; furnishing sport; as, a gamy trout.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gamy
adj 1: suggestive of sexual impropriety; "a blue movie"; "blue
jokes"; "he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy
details"; "a juicy scandal"; "a naughty wink";
"naughty words"; "racy anecdotes"; "a risque story";
"spicy gossip" [syn: {blue}, {gamey}, {juicy}, {naughty},
{racy}, {risque}, {spicy}]
2: used of the smell of game beginning to taint [syn: {gamey},
{high}]
3: willing to face danger [syn: {game}, {gamey}, {gritty}, {mettlesome},
{spirited}, {spunky}]
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