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ginning up

Definition 1) To create or arouse strong feelings in (someone); move or excite.
Synonyms: spur, stir up, drive, rouse, prompt, propel, prod, motivate, encourage; urge, impel; provoke, goad, prick, sting, incite, light a fire under, whip up, work up, foment, fan the flames of, trigger, spark off, precipitate, excite, provoke, incite, ignite.

Definition 2) To fabricate, invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent.
Synonyms: falsify, fake, counterfeit, cook; invent, concoct, make up, dream up, invent, trump up, cook up.

Definition 3) To quickly create something where time, not careful attention to detail, is of the essence.
Definition 1 example: “If anybody tried to open a casino that might compete with Abramoff's tribal clients, Reed's job was to block it by ginning up Christian conservative opposition.”
Jay Bookman, “ADVISE REED NOT TO KEEP HOPE ALIVE.” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; November 7, 2005

Definition 2 example: “{Chris Mooney} rejects the idea of even "teaching the controversy" over these issues in schools, arguing that the far right has invented the controversy itself by ginning up a kind of faux science alternative that has no solid basis.”
Gregory M. Lamb “SCIENCE AND POLITICS: A DANGEROUS MIX” Christian Science Monitor; September 27, 2005

Definition 3 example "I just don't think we're doing a service to Terri {Schiavo} by ginning up a bill and getting it out quickly in helter-skelter fashion.” Florida House Speaker Allan Bense, R-Panama City, March 9, 2005.
by bugss6 December 19, 2005
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Ginny Weasly

The hottest girl in "Harry Potter". She is very much the girl next door, though has a temper & a libido (typical of redheads), but is not a slut.
Ginny Weasly is sexy.
by Hannibal Lector42 May 23, 2011
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Ginnene

1. An angel brought to this world to be looked upon as a goddess.

2. Men drool over this girl as if she is the most beautifulest girl in the world.

3. Destiny unfolds itself as she goes on a journey, a journey to find the one she will spend the rest of her time with. What she does not know is that, that person is closer than she thinks.
Hey dude do you want to go watch a movie with the rest of us? No thanks I'm waiting for Ginnene.
by CentralAtlus May 4, 2009
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Ginner Party

When you don't have time to properly prepare for a dinner party, so resort to just serving plenty of gin.
Damn, I forgot I was having a dinner party tonight, I know I'll just offer my guests gin and we'll have the greatest Ginner Party ever.
by thisonesforerica November 13, 2011
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ginnoing

When you beat someone in Fantasy Football while almost all of your points come from only 2 or 3 players on your team.
"Peyton Manning and Reggie Bush scored me 85 points this week, I'm Ginnoing Tom this week"
by esporo1 November 4, 2013
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ginnie tee

another name for a wife beater. It is a white sleeveless ribbed tee shirt.
I have my ginnie tee on.
by Ksmack1967 January 7, 2018
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ginnapose

the act of standing with one hand on a hip, a leg partially bent at the knee raising heel slightly, rotate hips toward bent leg, then smile radiantly toward camera with a deer in headlights blank stare
Every cheerbutt girl I’ve ever known does a ginnapose.
by Forrest’s mom March 15, 2021
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