Etymology
Origin of gaminess
Example Sentences
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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.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2022
“They have a seawater gaminess thing going on.”
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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