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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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Add more tangy sauce if you want to drown out the gaminess.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2024

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

Cooked to a 160-degree internal temperature, my golden birds were slightly sweet, with a whisper of gaminess, and so succulent they needed only pan juices as enhancement.

From Washington Post • Feb. 28, 2015

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