Dictionary

gamey en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɡeɪmi/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *gamaną Proto-West Germanic *gaman Old English gamen Middle English game English game Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English gamey From game + -y.

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

gameyness

Translations (22)

ka თამამი (risque, sordid or sexually suggestive) · pl pikantny (risque, sordid or sexually suggestive) · pl niecenzuralny (risque, sordid or sexually suggestive) · de gewagt (plucky, spirited or gritty) · ka ნადირის სუნის მქონე (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · de gewagt (risque, sordid or sexually suggestive) · pl o posmaku dziczyzny (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · pl dzielny (plucky, spirited or gritty) · pl śmiały (plucky, spirited or gritty) · ro ca de vânat (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · pl wyzywający (risque, sordid or sexually suggestive) · bg дивечов (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · cs kurážný (plucky, spirited or gritty) · fr faisandé (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · id prengus (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · ro ca vânatul (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · bg пикантен (risque, sordid or sexually suggestive) · pl growy (behaviour that breaks immersion in games) · pl odważny (plucky, spirited or gritty) · it selvatico (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · de Wild- (having the smell, taste and texture of game) · cs vyzývavý (risque, sordid or sexually suggestive)