gink

[ gingk ]

/ gɪŋk /

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noun Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.

a person; fellow.

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Origin of gink

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; origin uncertain

Words nearby gink

gingivectomy, gingivitis, ginglymoid, ginglymus, Gingrich, gink, ginkgo, gin mill, ginned, ginnel, ginnery

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How to use gink in a sentence

There's some gink been walking on ahead of us stringing the cord out for us to follow!
The Call of the Beaver Patrol|V. T. Sherman
Do you think that is the gink who was prowling around our room?
The Call of the Beaver Patrol|V. T. Sherman
Maybe this gink had it up his little sleeve and dropped it in there at the right minute!
Boy Scouts in the North Sea|G. Harvey Ralphson
A gink with a long, scrawny neck put down his highball and rose from the table.
Card Trick|Walter Bupp AKA Randall Garrett

How did Gibson, who seems to have plenty of money and a social position, ever fall into the 'Gink's' hands?
Spring Street|James H. Richardson

British Dictionary definitions for gink (1 of 2)

gink¹

/ (ɡɪŋk) /

noun

slang a man or boy, esp one considered to be odd

Word Origin for gink

C20: of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for gink (2 of 2)

gink²

/ (ɡɪŋk) /

noun NZ informal

a look, especially a brief one, at somethinɡ

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