British slang used humorously for a red-haired person, playing on the rhyme between 'ginger' (British term for a redhead) and 'ninja'.
British slang used humorously for a red-haired person, playing on the rhyme between 'ginger' (British term for a redhead) and 'ninja'. The compound implies unexpected agility or speed, though it is primarily a light-hearted nickname. The tone is generally playful rather than cutting, though reception depends on context.
The ginger ninja on the opposing team was everywhere at once — you couldn't keep track of him.
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British slang for a person with red or ginger hair. It's a shortened, casual form of 'ginger' and is used widely across the UK — sometimes affectionately between friends, but often with a teasing or mocking edge depending on tone and context. Thanks to British pop culture, famous ginges, and the ongoing cultural conversation around redhead identity, the word has become embedded in everyday British banter. Whether it's a term of endearment or a dig depends entirely on who's saying it and to whom.
(UK, slang, vulgar, derogatory) A person who has red hair.
(UK, slang) A redhead; a ginger-haired person.
(slang, pejorative) ginger, red-haired.
(slang, humorous) A redhead.
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