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gingerphobe en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺 (iñci) Proto-Dravidian *wēr Old Tamil 𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (vēr) Old Tamil 𑀇𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭𑁆 (iñcivēr)bor. Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)der. Ancient Greek ζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)bor. Latin zingiberi Late Latin gingiberbor. Proto-West Germanic *gingiberō Old English gingifer ▲ Old French gingembreinflu. Middle English gingivere Middle English gingere English ginger Proto-Indo-European *bʰegʷ- Ancient Greek φόβος (phóbos)der. French -phobeder. English -phobe English gingerphobe From ginger + -phobe.

Meanings

  1. Someone suffering from gingerphobia.
    • If you're a gingerphobe and you don't like us We'll stand up to the fight if you wanna fight us But if you cut yourself you might catch gingervitis So maybe you should shut your fucking mouth 2012 October 4, Amnesty International, The Very Best of The Secret Policeman's Ball, Canongate Books, →ISBN:
    • The only reason I can imagine that she included the color of Clark's hair is because she wanted to make it clear that she's not a gingerphobe. 2017 March 7, Jenny Baranick, Sarah Palin's Expert Guide to Good Grammar: What You Can Learn from Someone Who Doesn't Know Right from Write, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN:
    • You are a gingerphobe! 2009 December 9, MartinS, “Re Maggie Jones - sad news”, in rec.arts.tv.uk.coronation-st (Usenet):

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