Term of abuse used against people with red hair. Pronounced with a hard first g and rhymes with singer.
See also: ginger
See also: ginger
by phantom oddity February 18, 2006
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
An onomatopaeic ("sound effect") word that can only mean something bad or unpleasant has happened.
An exception to this rule applies to the heroes in zombie (or other monster) movies for whom the sound may represent the death of an enemy.
An exception to this rule applies to the heroes in zombie (or other monster) movies for whom the sound may represent the death of an enemy.
"Where's the cat?" *Sputch* "Uh-oh."
"Die zombie die!!!" *Sputch* "I love the smell of dead zombie in the morning."
"What's that lump under the carpet?" *Sputch* "Where's the hamster?" "Uh-oh."
"Die zombie die!!!" *Sputch* "I love the smell of dead zombie in the morning."
"What's that lump under the carpet?" *Sputch* "Where's the hamster?" "Uh-oh."
by Phantom Oddity May 06, 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
Used to describe something that is third in a list or classification system.
Follows on from primary and secondary.
Follows on from primary and secondary.
by phantom oddity October 13, 2005
n.: Vomitus; The result of someone or something having vomited; A pile/pool/puddle/lump of vomitus.
v.: To vomit.
May be used in place of shit for most meanings of that word.
v.: To vomit.
May be used in place of shit for most meanings of that word.
Danny's day was going well until he stepped in the dog-vom.
"Vom!" he cursed as he vommed up his breakfast.
From that point on his whole day turned to vom.
All in all it had turned into the vommiest day of his life.
etc.
"Vom!" he cursed as he vommed up his breakfast.
From that point on his whole day turned to vom.
All in all it had turned into the vommiest day of his life.
etc.
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