to ginger
1
7.0
- verb
- /ˈdʒɪndʒər/
:
añadir jengibre
- - My problem is you pulling that shit with Tom, you ginger fuck.
- gingered squash
- gingered carrots
- gingered carrot soup
Examples
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She ever tell you how we could ginger up a whole stadium?
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To make the party more exciting, we decided to ginger up the decorations with bright colors and fun lights.
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You ginger...
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You ginger little moron.
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You ginger little moron.
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Then she would put a plate of gingered beets in front of him and say, "For your breath."
Fiction book (1998) -
You ginger twerp.
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Hansel, a gingered pear pie?
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To ginger things up, I asked the Institute to invite Anthony Blunt to come and talk about Poussin, about Picasso, about whatever he liked.
Academic text (1991) -
Brady: PLEASE ENJOY OUR NEW YEAR'S EVE ENTERTAINMENT AS WE GO TO GINGER ADAMS AND SOME YOUNG REVELERS IN THE 54th STREET PEN.
Synonyms
15
2.3
To add plant seasonings to food to give it more flavor
2
2.8
To add spices or herbs to food to make it taste better
To make something more lively or exciting
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
1
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 Lively
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb ginger comes from the noun: cooks add ginger to food for more heat or flavour, and by extension to 'ginger' something means to add spice or make it more lively.