gink
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A man who seems strange or foolish
- noun
- Offensive
:
[OFENSIVO] hombre tonto
- Don't mind him; he's just an old gink with some funny ideas.
Examples
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That gink over there always tells the most amusing stories.
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This gink!
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"How come this gink calls you hon?"
Fiction book (2001) -
You old gink!
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That gink.
Fiction book (1999) -
Look at them ginks.
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He may seem a bit odd, but he's a good-hearted gink at heart.
Synonyms
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A foolish or annoying person
focuses on old-fashioned humorous male oddness not on annoyance
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A person who acts foolishly or oddly
is milder and mainly used humorously for odd men
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A man who is ordinary and not very smart
is old-fashioned and humorous rather than current slang
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A person who often drinks too much and behaves foolishly
is an old-fashioned humorous term for an odd or foolish man
9.9
A person who is foolish or clumsy
is old-fashioned and humorous specifically for men
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gink is American slang from the early 1900s for a 'man', often one who seems odd or foolish. Its exact origin is unclear, so a helpful way to remember gink is to think of it as a quirky cousin of guy, a slightly silly or strange fellow.