Gamey — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

suggestive of sexual impropriety

(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈeɪmi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈeɪmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈeɪmi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈeɪmi/.

Examples

a blue movie
blue jokes
he skips asterisks and gives you the gamy details

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

high naughty game gritty spicy gamy risque racy juicy mettlesome blue spirited spunky

Parts of Speech

adjective	suggestive of sexual impropriety “a blue movie”
adjective	(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
adjective	willing to face danger

Word Forms

gaminess	noun	behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
raciness	noun	behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
spiciness	noun	behavior or language bordering on indelicacy
game	noun	the flesh of wild animals that is used for food
grit	noun	fortitude and determination
mettlesomeness	noun	courageous high-spiritedness
spunk	noun	the courage to carry on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spielerisch

deutet auf sexuelle Unangemessenheit hin

🇫🇷French

ludique

suggérant une irrégularité sexuelle

🇪🇸Spanish

juguetón

sugestivo de conducta sexual inapropiada

🇮🇹Italian

giocoso

indicativo di scorrettezza sessuale

🇳🇱Dutch

speels

suggestief voor seksuele ongepastheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

brincalhão

sugestivo de impropriedade sexual

🇷🇺Russian

игривый

наводит на мысль о сексуальном непристойности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खेलयुक्त

यौन अनुचितता का सूचक

🇧🇩Bengali

খেলাময়

যৌন অসঙ্গতির ইঙ্গিত দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

விளையாட்டுத்தனமான

பாலியல் முறைகேட்டைக் குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆటతీరు

లైంగిక అనుచితతను సూచిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गेमी

लैंगिक अयोग्यतेचे सूचक

🇮🇳Gujarati

રમતિયાળ

જાતીય અયોગ્યતા સૂચવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಟವಾಡುವ

ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಅನುಚಿತತೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളിയായ

ലൈംഗിക അയോഗ്യതയെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੇਮੀ

ਜਿਨਸੀ ਅਣਉਚਿਤਤਾ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیمی

جنسی ناانصافی کا اشارہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

游戏性的

暗示性行为不当

🇯🇵Japanese

ゲームっぽい

性的不法行為を示唆するもの

🇰🇷Korean

게임 같은

성적 부적절함을 암시하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ham chơi

gợi ý về sự không đúng đắn về tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

สนุกสนาน

บ่งบอกถึงความไม่เหมาะสมทางเพศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

permainan

sugestif terhadap ketidakpantasan seksual

🇲🇾Malay

suka main

menunjukkan ketidakwajaran seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لعبة

توحي بعدم اللياقة الجنسية

🇮🇷Persian

بازیگوش

حکایت از ناهنجاری جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

oyun gibi

cinsel uygunsuzluğu düşündüren

🇮🇱Hebrew

משחקי

מרמז על חוסר תקינות מינית

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