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

Overall, “Gutfeld!” succeeds by existing, fulfilling its mission of winding down the anti-left animosity ginned up by Fox News’ prime-time hosts by ridiculing the people or groups he views as its exemplars.

From Salon

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

Rather, they’ve ginned up accusations that the bureau had used legal settlements to accumulate a “slush fund” — meaning its Civil Penalty Fund — to “provide unaccountable funding to leftist nonprofits.”

From Los Angeles Times

Now that we’re in the sort of postnominations phase of the awards season, it’s become a time for controversies, whether they’re ginned up by competing movies or not is in the eye of the beholder.

From Los Angeles Times

And ginned up more false allegations of widespread voter fraud this time around, sparking fears of similar if not worse violence around the 2024 election.

From Los Angeles Times