Gaminess

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  gaminess \gaminess\ n.
     behavior or language bordering on indelicacy.
  
     Syn: raciness, ribaldry, spiciness.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  gamy \gam"y\, a.
     1. (Cookery) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept
        uncooked till near the condition of tainting;
        high-flavored.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Sporting) Showing an unyielding spirit to the last;
        plucky; furnishing sport; as, a gamy trout.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Same as {gamey}.
        [PJC] -- {gam"i*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gaminess
       n : behavior or language bordering on indelicacy [syn: {raciness},
            {ribaldry}, {spiciness}]