ginger up

gin·ger up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [jin-jer uhp]
- /ˈdʒɪn dʒər ʌp/
- /ˈdʒɪn.dʒər ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jin-jer uhp]
- /ˈdʒɪn dʒər ʌp/

Definitions of ginger up words

noun ginger up a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Compare ginger family. 1
noun ginger up any of various related or similar plants. 1
noun ginger up the rhizome of the ginger plant, ground, chopped, etc. and used as a flavoring. 1
noun ginger up Informal. piquancy; animation: plenty of ginger in their performance of the dance. 1
noun ginger up a yellowish or reddish brown. 1
verb with object ginger up to treat or flavor with ginger. 1

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Origin of ginger up

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English ginger, gingivere < Old French gingivre < Latin gingiber, for zingiberi < Greek zingíberis; replacing Old English gingiber < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Ginger up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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ginger up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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