1. n. a root vegetable used as a spice. It has a bittersweet, aromatic flavour.
2. adj. anything flavoured with ginger.
3. n./adj. a yellowish-brown colour, tending to orange.
4. adj. a colloquial term used to describe people with red hair, who also tend to have pale skin tone and freckles.
5. adj. (pronounced with a hard initial 'g' and rhyming with singer) - as 4., but is used as a term of abuse. Sometimes spelt with an apostrophe after the second g to distinguish from the less offensive pronunciation.
6. (rare) adj. delicate.
2. adj. anything flavoured with ginger.
3. n./adj. a yellowish-brown colour, tending to orange.
4. adj. a colloquial term used to describe people with red hair, who also tend to have pale skin tone and freckles.
5. adj. (pronounced with a hard initial 'g' and rhyming with singer) - as 4., but is used as a term of abuse. Sometimes spelt with an apostrophe after the second g to distinguish from the less offensive pronunciation.
6. (rare) adj. delicate.
1. Young ginger root has a milder flavour.
2. ginger biscuits, ginger beer, etc.
3. "The setting sun took on a gingerish hue."
4. "Daphne's hair was ginger, though she preferred to call it red."
5. "Oi! Ging'er! Too sunny for you?!" -- "Uh. Yes, actually."
6. "Fred crept gingerly towards Daphne."
Also: Compare red, 4. and 5. with black, negro and nigger.
2. ginger biscuits, ginger beer, etc.
3. "The setting sun took on a gingerish hue."
4. "Daphne's hair was ginger, though she preferred to call it red."
5. "Oi! Ging'er! Too sunny for you?!" -- "Uh. Yes, actually."
6. "Fred crept gingerly towards Daphne."
Also: Compare red, 4. and 5. with black, negro and nigger.
by phantom oddity February 18, 2006
1. Latin phrase roughly translating as "doesn't follow" (think: not-in-sequence), i.e. 'non-sequitur' describes something that doesn't follow on from the preceeding information or context. Often used as a form of humour.
2. Rotate the giraffe.
2. Rotate the giraffe.
by phantom oddity May 20, 2004
(adj.) Used to describe the atmosphere when humidity is high relative to temperature. Nights after humid days tend to be muggy.
by phantom oddity May 28, 2004
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by phantom oddity January 09, 2004
A phrase meaning that the speaker intends to add the listener to a list, or make an appointment for the listener to attend a meeting at a later time.
(Pencil, a noun, is being used as a verb for the action associated with it.)
(Pencil, a noun, is being used as a verb for the action associated with it.)
Fred: I need help with my homework.
Daphne: I'm not free until 6.30. I'll pencil you in for then if that's OK.
Fred: It's a date.
Daphne: I'm not free until 6.30. I'll pencil you in for then if that's OK.
Fred: It's a date.
by phantom oddity May 20, 2004
I've never seen a purple cow,
I never hope to see one,
But I will tell you anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
I never hope to see one,
But I will tell you anyhow,
I'd rather see than be one.
by phantom oddity May 28, 2004