ginny

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈdʒɪni//

Affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin.

adjective

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Affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin.
‘Oh, to hell with art!’ he cried. ‘Let's get ginny.’
she burst out singing ‘God be with you till we meet again!’ and her lovely ginny voice rang out like a trumpet and a bell and you could have heard it to the Town Church.

Etymology

Etymology tree Classical Latin iūniperus Vulgar Latin ziniperus Old French genevreder. Middle Dutch jenever Dutch jeneverder. English genevaclip. English gin Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English ginny From gin + -y.

noun

1
historicalA stationary engine for hauling coal out of a mine.

Forms

plural: ginnies
comparative: more ginny
superlative: most ginny

ginger · The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb,…Ginger · A female given name from English and nickname. Popularized by…gingerbread · A type of cake whose main flavoring is ginger.

ginny · Affected by gin; resembling or characteristic of gin.

Ginny · A diminutive of the female given names Virginia or Ginevra.gino · A person of Mediterranean (especially Italian) descent,…Giovanni · A male given name from Italian.

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