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gink

[ gingk ]

noun

Slang: Sometimes Disparaging and Offensive.
  1. a person; fellow.


gink

1

/ ɡɪŋ°ì /

noun

  1. slang.
    a man or boy, esp one considered to be odd
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

gink

2

/ ɡɪŋ°ì /

noun

  1. a look, especially a brief one, at somethinɡ
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of gink1

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10; origin uncertain
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of gink1

C20: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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But Gink of Massachusetts cautioned: “There is no guarantee that any of the generous tip you are giving will be kept by the worker, who may only get a small percentage, if even that.â€

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"Imagine my Mary, married to a gink like that!"

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"You're as popular as the smallpox with that gink," said Billy one day, after Rabig had passed them with his usual malignant stare at Frank.

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I tried Edward L., residence, at a drug store on Broadway and again I drew that butler gink, who was sort of sassy and hung up quick.

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When I asked her what Sylvia could see in an old gink like that, she just shrugged up her shoulders and said, who could tell—Sylvia was made that way.

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