Etymology
Origin of gaminess
Example Sentences
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The ground lamb is mixed with mint, parsley and dill, which calms down the typical gaminess of the lamb.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 22, 2022
“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
Not many offer lamb, and its gaminess really shines along with the rest of the sandwich's bold flavors.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2014
The sweetness of honey-glazed carrots cut the gaminess.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
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