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gamey

/ˈɡeɪmi/

gamey adjective: having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.

Adjective

gamey (comparative more gamey or gamier, superlative most gamey or gamiest)

  1. Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
  2. Plucky, spirited or gritty.
  3. Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.
  4. Involving in-game actions or behaviour that break immersion or contradict common sense in favour of exploiting game mechanics.

gamey meaning in Bengali and Indonesian

gamey in Bengali

স্বাদ এবং বুনট বিশিষ্ট, সাহসী, উৎসাহী, দৃঢ়চিত্ত, অশ্লীল, নোংরা

gamey in Indonesian

having the smell, taste and texture of game
prengus

Forms of gamey

comparativemore gamey
comparativegamier
superlativemost gamey
superlativegamiest
alternative formgamy

Origin of gamey

From game + -y.

Words formed from gamey

Words that rhyme with gamey

Questions about gamey

What does gamey mean?
Gamey means having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
What is gamey in Bengali?
Gamey in Bengali is স্বাদ এবং বুনট বিশিষ্ট, সাহসী, উৎসাহী. See Gamey meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is gamey?
Gamey is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gamey?
Gamey is pronounced /ˈɡeɪmi/.

Words near gamey in the dictionary

  1. gameware
  2. Gamewell
  3. gamewise
  4. gameworld
  5. gameworlds
  6. gamey
  7. gameyness
  8. Gamez
  9. Gamezes
  10. gamfexine
  11. gamgee

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: gamey (page history and authors); gamey (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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