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gaminess

American  
[gey-mee-nis] / ˈgeɪ mi nɪs /

noun

  1. the taste or odor of game, especially when slightly tainted.

  2. gameness; pluck.

  3. squalor or lewdness.


Etymology

Origin of gaminess

gamy + -ness

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The Samburna goat curry was also incredible, made with a heavily spiced tomato and coconut sauce that drowned out any gaminess in the goat thigh meat, served on the bone.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 21, 2021

“You get a little bit of the gaminess, a lot of the creaminess.”

From Washington Post ● Feb. 26, 2018

Though the comparison to chicken meat is apt in many ways, rabbit has a slight gaminess that, combined with its delicate size, lends the experience of eating it a faintly primal air.

From The New Yorker ● Mar. 26, 2016

There is also the lamb's head, which sort of fails to solve the problem of extreme gaminess inherent to the preparation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2015

The sweetness of honey-glazed carrots cut the gaminess.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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