Etymology
Origin of gaminess
Example Sentences
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The dark thigh meat rated even juicier, with a complex, layered savor of saline and faint gaminess — delicious.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023
“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
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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