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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

Example Sentences

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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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