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beaten like a ginger stepchild

To be soundly beaten; pwned/owned; utterly defeated; beaten severely

The term comes from the idea of gingers (people with red hair and fair skin) being inferior and/or worthless. See also: beaten like a red haired stepchild - this ginger version may be more commonly used in the UK.
"I've never played this game before; I'm going to get beaten like a ginger stepchild by her."

"If I come home late again, my dad is going to beat me like a ginger stepchild."
by hennahito July 28, 2008
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red-headed stepchild

Applied to one who does not fit in and is shunned for the differences and/or is bullied at a high degree
By marrying his daughter, Woody Allen was considered to be the red-headed stepchild of Hollywood.
by Big Mike October 31, 2004
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Redheaded Stepchild

Treated with dislike, distaste, much the same as a "second class citizen." Less important. Ostracized, at times.
(If the stepchild had red hair, and the parent didn't, people would assume that the parent was the step-parent. This is obviously an ignorant assumption, since the gene for red hair is not a "dominate" gene, but a "recessive" gene -- it would skip generations before showing up again.)
In the state of Alabama, it is well known that Auburn University will always be the Redheaded Stepchild to the University of Alabama, when pertaining to football and all other things athletic - and chess. RTR!
by EvilRedHet September 29, 2010
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Red-headed stepchild

In business, this is a product, remote office, employee, etc., who doesn't get respect. The moniker stems from the popular slang phrase "beat you like a red-headed stepchild." Often times, the disrespect is undeserved.

If a product is an embarrassment to a company, it is the company's red-headed stepchild.
The satellite office was outperforming the head office statistically, but because it created work for people in the head office, it was treated like a red-headed stepchild.

Because the Edsel didn't sell well, it became Ford's red-headed stepchild.
by Glenwood October 1, 2006
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Red Headed Stepchild

A term that originated out of the common mistreatment and social ostracism of redheaded individuals (gingers). A redheaded individual born into(legitamately or not), or adopted into a family of non-redheads was typically subject to physical and emotional abuse, and usually short handed when it came to financial matters in the family, such as the estate or any savings the family had acquired. Today, the term can be applied to an individual or group of individuals who are outcasts, or are typically dealt the worst hand in society.
I oughta beat you like a red headed stepchild.
by AppleFlapper April 17, 2009
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Beaten like a red haired stepchild

Sorry, my example was grammatically incorrect. This is how it should have been written:
Gaz just beat Sean like a red haired stepchild
by One Eyed Milkman April 30, 2004
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Unwanted Stepchild

To threaten somebody with an Ass whoopin' or to treat badly.
Watch your mouth bitch or I will treat you like an Unwanted Stepchild.
by Mojo Maniac August 2, 2008
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