Gamy — 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 gamey 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

🇫🇷French

faisandé

suggérant une irrégularité sexuelle

🇪🇸Spanish

picante

sugestivo de conducta sexual inapropiada

🇮🇹Italian

giocoso

indicativo di scorrettezza sessuale

🇳🇱Dutch

pikant

suggestief voor seksuele ongepastheid

🇵🇹Portuguese

gamer

sugestivo de impropriedade sexual

🇷🇺Russian

веселый

наводит на мысль о сексуальном непристойности

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शिकर कसरत से होनेवाला

यौन अनुचितता का सूचक

🇧🇩Bengali

গামী

যৌন অসঙ্গতির ইঙ্গিত দেয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கேமி

பாலியல் முறைகேட்டைக் குறிக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గేమీ

లైంగిక అనుచితతను సూచిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેમી

જાતીય અયોગ્યતા સૂચવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೇಮಿ

ಲೈಂಗಿಕ ಅನುಚಿತತೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗേമി

ലൈംഗിക അയോഗ്യതയെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

گیمی

جنسی ناانصافی کا اشارہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

同性恋的

暗示性行为不当

🇯🇵Japanese

ゲイミー

性的不法行為を示唆するもの

🇰🇷Korean

게이 같은

성적 부적절함을 암시하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đầy màu sắc

gợi ý về sự không đúng đắn về tình dục

🇹🇭Thai

เกมมี่

บ่งบอกถึงความไม่เหมาะสมทางเพศ

🇮🇩Indonesian

gagah

sugestif terhadap ketidakpantasan seksual

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لعبة

توحي بعدم اللياقة الجنسية

🇮🇷Persian

همبازی

حکایت از ناهنجاری جنسی

🇹🇷Turkish

oyunbaz

cinsel uygunsuzluğu düşündüren

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