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A northern dialect word for a passageway between two buildings.
It was too dark to walk up the ginnel.
ginnel by Mikeyjuk September 25, 2006
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we use it in leeds and surrouding areas. Its like a snicket or passageway. Me and my cousin thought everyone used it till we got down to devon and asked what was down the ginnel. Got some funny looks, i tell thee.
Im gonna go down't ginnel, to't chippy. Im off on ma sen, does thee want some, or should i get once?
ginnel by laurenleeds February 20, 2009
A narrow alley. Usually leading through a row of terraced houses in order to connect the street (in front of the row of houses) to the "back alley" (running between this row of houses and the next).
"Our cat ran up their ginnel" (A phrase used to indicate a very tenuous familial relationship between two people.
ginnel by Chris Sheffield May 13, 2008

ginnie tee 

another name for a wife beater. It is a white sleeveless ribbed tee shirt.
I have my ginnie tee on.
ginnie tee by Ksmack1967 January 7, 2018
A ginnel is the walk way that goes between houses connecting streets together. they are usually poorly lit and are full of chavs/children who want to drink and smoke somewhere dark. its what we say in manchester, and it doesnt come up in predicitve text.
on the phone "just walking down the ginnel to your house, had to ring incase some chavs beat me up".
ginnel by Jeds March 22, 2011
another term for a snicket or a flutester
go down t'ginnel lads
ginnel by JimmyK September 18, 2003