adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the smell, taste and texture of game meat.
2. 2
   Plucky, spirited or gritty.
3. 3
   Risque, sordid or sexually suggestive.
4. 4
   Involving in-game actions or behaviour that break immersion or contradict common sense in favour of exploiting game mechanics.

Adjective

1. 1
   willing to face danger wordnet
2. 2
   (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted wordnet
3. 3
   suggestive of sexual impropriety wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bluegamegamygrittyhighjuicy

Example

More examples

"Have you ever eaten javelina? It's quite good, albeit somewhat gamey."

Etymology

From game + -y.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.