英:['geɪmɪnɪs]
美:['geɪmɪnɪs]
英:['geɪmɪnɪs]
美:['geɪmɪnɪs]
adjective
brave, plucky—used especially of animals
having the flavor of gameespecially: having the flavor of game near tainting
smelly
sordid, scandalous
gave us all the gamy details
corrupt, disreputable
a gamy character
sexually suggestive : racy
gamy witticisms
noun combining form
marriage
exogamy
union for propagation or reproduction
allogamy
possession of (such) reproductive organs or (such) a mode of fertilization
cleistogamy
Adjective in sense 1 from game >entry 2 + -y >entry 1; in other senses from game >entry 1 + -y >entry 1 Noun combining form borrowed from Greek -gamia, from the base of gameîn "to marry" + -ia -ia >entry 1 — more at -gamous
The first known use of gamy was in 1820
gamyadjective
brave, plucky
having the flavor of wild game especially when slightly spoiled
gamy meat
gamutnoun
an entire range or series
ran the gamut from rich to poor
gammanoun
the third letter of the Greek alphabet—Γ or γ
gamingnoun
the practice of gambling
the acting out of a situation (as war) for training or testing
the playing of video games
gamyadjective
brave, plucky
having the flavor of wild game especially when slightly spoiled
gamy meat
1 I only wish the meat didn’t come with so many bones, though the goat itself had a gaminess distinct enough to stand up to the spices.
2 The meat is hearty and succulent, with just the faintest hint of gaminess.
3 Wild turkeys were definitely eaten by the first European colonists, but these were small gamy fowls quite unlike the average farmed turkey.
4 An intriguing pinot combining a New World sense of adventure with gamy flavors that conjure images of cherries, tree bark and the day’s kill on a grill tantalizingly out of sight, all wrapped in silky elegance.
5 All the same, today Alaska’s on-a-bun benefaction is a dog made with lean, delicately gamy reindeer.
6 The dark thigh meat rated even juicier, with a complex, layered savor of saline and faint gaminess — delicious.
7 But there were so many details I missed, like how, when making her signature kimchi jjigae, she blanches the pork ribs first with fresh ginger to remove any gaminess.
8 The goat’s subtle gaminess makes an ideal foil for a seamless stitching of flavors: nutty-minty avocado leaf, cinnamon added only when the stew comes to a boil, the campfire heat of tiny pequin chiles.
9 Lamb Chops With Minty Pea Puree and Pomegranate Minty peas and sweet-tart pomegranate are a great complement for gamy lamb chops.
10 Not many offer lamb, and its gaminess really shines along with the rest of the sandwich's bold flavors.
11 “They have a seawater gaminess thing going on.”
12 “You get a little bit of the gaminess, a lot of the creaminess.”
13 The ground lamb is mixed with mint, parsley and dill, which calms down the typical gaminess of the lamb.
14 The gaminess of wild animals like antelope comes from the fat, but anyone averse to that flavor will find Broken Arrow Ranch meats more palatable.
15 The ground meat is cooked with Chianti, vegetables, cloves and bay leaves to reduce the gaminess.
16 Add more tangy sauce if you want to drown out the gaminess.
17 It smelled like a perfectly seasoned meatloaf was cooking, but without the underlying gaminess of animal flesh.
18 For Goat Birria, the meat is braised with tomatoes that temper its slight gaminess.
19 Plus, the horror has a purpose, beyond gamy genre thrills.
20 I’ve also done a 50/50 mix of ground lamb and ground beef before to try to tame down the gaminess of the lamb if I’m serving it to people that aren’t sure about lamb.