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

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How to use gink in a sentence

Ar'nold of Benthuysen, disguised as a beggar, and called "Ginks."
Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol 1|The Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D.
I just want to hear one o' you ginks say a word about that woman that she wouldn't like to hear.
The Wreck of the Titan|Morgan Robertson
That is if you ginks are picked out to go with me in the plane.
Secrets of the Andes|James H. Foster
These college ginks ain't so bad at that when you get to know 'em with their dress-suits off.
The Voice on the Wire|Eustace Hale Ball

Gen'rally they're short-stemmed old ginks who seem to think the high crown makes 'em loom up taller.
Torchy, Private Sec.|Sewell Ford

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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