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/gingk/, n. Slang (sometimes disparaging and offensive).person; fellow.[1905-10, Amer.; orig. uncert.]
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Gink — 1. (older slang) silly person; 2. look: Have a gink at this (nasalised variant of geek a look) … Dictionary of Australian slang
gink — Australian Slang 1. (older slang) silly person; 2. look: Have a gink at this (nasalised variant of geek a look) … English dialects glossary
gink — n 1. an awkward, ugly, foolish or clumsy person. The word is at least 100 years old in Britain and America, but its origin is obscure; it may be an invention, or derive from either Scottish dialect or Turkish or Arabic via Romany. Before the… … Contemporary slang
gink — off gink [[t]gɪŋk[/t]] n. sts sl. a person or fellow, esp. one thought of as stupid or eccentric • Etymology: 1905–10, amer.; orig. uncert … From formal English to slang
gink — I. /gɪŋk/ (say gingk) noun Colloquial a look: have a gink at this. {variant of geek1} II. /gɪŋk/ (say gingk) noun Colloquial a silly person. {British dialect geck, geke, a fool, simpleton} …
gink — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1906 slang person, guy … New Collegiate Dictionary
