Ginko

A tree native to China; resistant to radiation and fire due to surviving the Hiroshima attack. Also known as maidenhair trees.

It symbolises longevity as the tree can live for a thousand years and of a more profound endurance (four ginkgos survived the blast at Hiroshima and are still growing today). They also carry singular beauty and uniqueness due to their fan-shaped leaves.

Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, a shrine built in 2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa, has a great stone stairway that leads up to a 1000-year-old ginkgo tree.

If someone is described as ginko it means they are: unique, beautiful or thick skinned.

It can also be used to describe someone who acts like they’re tough but in reality they’re very insecure or weak inside.

If something is described as being ginko it can mean: impossible, trash, too hard though hard can have different meanings depending on the context

“You ain’t ginko bih” - You’re weak/have weak resolve.
“Yo mans is ginko!” - The person is strong af

“Y’all see her? She’s ginko bro” - She is fine af OR she’s prestige (thinking higher/better of oneself than they actually are) can discern by the tone of voice
“This is actual ginko” - this is too hard
“That track is ginko!” - it’s hard af OR it’s wack resistant to fire
“Went ginko on dat bih” - Worked extra hard

The word can have many meaning it just depends on the context.

by sklojlo May 24, 2021

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Ginker

Punch someone in the thigh muscle with furious strength and great intention causing pressure point pain inducing the victim to double over and scream in agony. A childhood classic.

Imma ginker you.

by LordBroochay July 19, 2021

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ginkerville

An area in East Brunswick, across from the high school which was predominantly inhabited by ginkers in the late 1970's. Many ginkers could be observed tinkering on their Camaro's or Firebirds. Rear air shocks were installed elevating the back seat to an "unsittable" height.

Let's cut through ginkerville and go to Movie City 5.

by japgirl May 1, 2006

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Ginker

While the past entries have shed more than an accurate light on the central, Jersey archetype that was Ginker, few have paid much attention to the current status of the semi-retired people who once roamed so freely. In recent months, while compiling information for an upcoming documentary, ("Ginkers"), I have found that indeed, many still exist. Although many of the once famous Ginker lairs have become strip malls, (Movie City 5) and the Brunswick Square Mall no longer houses an arcade, the lingering cigarette smoke and barely visible tire tracks have led us to some interesting discoveries. Though a scattered bunch, most Ginkers are still un-reformed. Of the representative sample we have interviewed, several are employed in the auto industry, doing well and still adhering to the Ginker culture. Two of the male Ginkers still owned and wore Iron Maiden tees, black denim, and even had the landscaper length hair that was epitome of Ginker rebellion in the middle 1980s. Of the females we found, many recalled with fervor the "Gate" behind East Brunswick High, and the "Path" on the way to Hammarskjold JHS. In addition, while still shunned by society, all of the Ginkers we interviewed were both highly successful and happy that their unique breed has endured.

Being the younger brother of a Ginker, I remember Friday nights at the Brunswick Sq. Mall and the sight of the Ginker Pack, a fearsome circle housing several men with leather vests, chain wallets, and rock tees, drinking Orange Julius and nodding defiantly to one another.

by Little Thorper April 14, 2008

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