IN BRIEF: adj. - Willing to face danger; (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted;
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The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
suggestive of sexual impropriety
Synonyms: blue, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy
Meaning #2:
used of the smell of game beginning to taint
Synonyms: gamy, high
Meaning #3:
willing to face danger
Synonyms: game, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky
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| buffalo (culinary) | |
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