ginnel 

A northern dialect word for a passageway between two buildings.

It was too dark to walk up the ginnel.

ginnel by Mikeyjuk September 25, 2006

ginnel 

we use it in leeds and surrouding areas. Its like a snicket or passageway. Me and my cousin thought everyone used it till we got down to devon and asked what was down the ginnel. Got some funny looks, i tell thee.

Im gonna go down't ginnel, to't chippy. Im off on ma sen, does thee want some, or should i get once?

ginnel by laurenleeds February 20, 2009

ginnel 

A narrow alley. Usually leading through a row of terraced houses in order to connect the street (in front of the row of houses) to the "back alley" (running between this row of houses and the next).

"Our cat ran up their ginnel" (A phrase used to indicate a very tenuous familial relationship between two people.

ginnel by Chris Sheffield May 13, 2008

ginnel 

A ginnel is the walk way that goes between houses connecting streets together. they are usually poorly lit and are full of chavs/children who want to drink and smoke somewhere dark. its what we say in manchester, and it doesnt come up in predicitve text.

on the phone "just walking down the ginnel to your house, had to ring incase some chavs beat me up".

ginnel by Jeds March 22, 2011

ginnel 

another term for a snicket or a flutester

go down t'ginnel lads

ginnel by JimmyK September 18, 2003

Ginnel 

Manchester slang meaning alley way

Tom: where you going
Mike: down the ginnel mate

Ginnel by Busysmithy December 16, 2020

ginnel 

a space big enough for a few people to sleep, threesomes and a place where love grows

there was so much love in the ginnel

ginnel by love4theginnel May 13, 2009