ginned

¹ American  

[jind] / dʒɪnd /

adjective

Slang.

1. drunk; intoxicated; inebriated.

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ginned ² American  

[jind] / dʒɪnd /

adjective

1. (of cotton) cleared of seeds and any foreign matter by passing it through a gin.

   The ginned cotton is pressed into bales of approximately 400 pounds each.

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Other Word Forms

• overginned adjective
• unginned adjective

Etymology

Origin of ginned¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; gin ¹ + -ed ³

Origin of ginned²

First recorded in 1835–40; gin ² ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

While Mr. Rees is keen to dispel the myths ginned up by imperial writers, he doesn’t prevaricate when the evidence shows that their fears may not have been entirely unfounded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

In 2023, she ginned half the cotton she did the year before.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024

No drop of human drama hasn’t been ginned.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2023

Haggis’ attorneys have suggested that the church ginned up false accusations to discredit him after he split with the church and became a prominent detractor.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2022

White suspected that Hale had ginned up the document while trying to obtain the insurance policy, and altered it after realizing that he had blundered on the date.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann