Browsing page 53 of "G" words

• cool, dope, rad.

  That's gink!

  • See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.

  Last edited on Jul 26 2012. Submitted by The man in black from Los Angeles, CA, USA on May 20 1999.

noun

• an idiot, a loser, a moronic person.

  My party can do without the gink.

  In movie Lady Eve, Jean Harrington (Barbara Stanwyck) asks Charles Pike (Henry Fonda), "who is that gink?" Referring to Pike's suspicious minder/valet Muggsy (William Demarest), who is spying on them.

  Last edited on Mar 01 2017. Submitted by Brinn L. from Amherst, NS, Canada on Mar 02 2003.

• one who checks on sick workers to see if they are really home, sick (Philadelphia, 1950's-'70"s)

  Last edited on Apr 26 2012. Submitted by Anonymous on Apr 20 2012.

• Chicagoism for a foolish or contemptible person.

  Last edited on Mar 01 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on Feb 28 2017.

• a bar.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

• a prissy, high maintenance boy; girly guy.

  Danny spends an hour doing his hair every morning, and every Sunday he goes to the mall with Kayla and Jen! What a GINO!

  Last edited on May 14 2011. Submitted by Kellie L. from West Chester, OH, USA on Jan 01 2003.

adjective

• spelling variant of ginormous.

  Dude, that spider is ginourmous!

  • See more words with the same meaning: big, large.

  Last edited on May 14 2011. Submitted by Nicholas J. from Bremerton, WA, USA on Feb 16 2006.

• to make something up, usually make a small thing (an object) or even an excuse (like a lie), out of stuff that is around, or just make it up...

  Last edited on Dec 14 2006. Submitted by Chuck from Bethesda, MD, USA on Dec 14 2006.

• To "gin up" is similar to "rev up". It means to speed up an activity with a goal in mind. One "gins up" a kitchen, bar, caterer and band for a party. One "gins up" for an experiment by collecting necessary lab equipment. One gets "ginned up" about an interesting topic.
  
  The subtle difference between "gin up" and "rev up" is that "gin up" implies creating something from nothing with an intent to create action. For example, an empty hall becomes a party, a dormant science room becomes a laboratory, a conversation becomes a heated debate. "Rev up" (like an engine) implies an existing structure or system that is sped up from its present state.
  
  Source: Oxford English Dictionary ("OED")

  Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Anonymous on Sep 21 2009.