ginger
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
- Informal
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pelirrojo
- While walking in the park, I noticed a group of children playing, including a cute little boy with bright ginger hair.
She reminds me of that ginger one off EastEnders.
- She reminds me of that ginger one off EastEnders.
- You know, this like white man who was a ginger, for God's sake.
- Let me let me tell you about a let me tell you about a ginger man named Russ Cook.
- Wait, I wait, who's who was the, the, the ginger blonde guy who literally Luke Bennett.
Examples
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At the costume party, she wore a wig that was so realistic, everyone thought she was a natural ginger.
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Got yourself a lovely ginger, all right.
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I did all right for a ginger kid growing up.
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- The adorable little ginger girl?
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A tall man with a ginger beard followed them.
Fiction book (2002) -
Dear Mary Ann, we've all had a Ginger in our lives.
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He's a ginger.
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Well revealed by the tight sari, she was vigorous and attractive, with long, ginger-colored hair that fell free behind her back.
Fiction book (2002) -
He proudly introduces his friend as a ginger, celebrating her vibrant hair color.
Synonyms
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9.6
A person with red hair used as a friendly nickname in Australia
A person with red hair
A person with red hair
Compounds
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3.5
Small pieces of ginger cooked and covered in sugar, used as a sweet or in baking
A low plant that grows back every year with heart-shaped leaves and roots that smell like ginger
- Specialized
A group of tropical plants like ginger and turmeric with strong smelling roots used for spices
A tropical plant with large shiny leaves and white flowers with pink and yellow spots
How Red
- Informal
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6.1
64
3.9
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ginger as a name for a red-haired person comes from the spice's warm orange-brown color, so people call someone a 'ginger' because their hair looks like the colour of the spice.