ginger

B2 · Upper Intermediate Uncountable noun Dialect · British English

n. a sweet, bubbly drink like soda or pop.

n. any carbonated soft drink; a generic term for soda.

“Do you want a bottle of ginger with your lunch?”

“In parts of western Scotland, 'ginger' remains the standard dialectal term for any variety of carbonated beverage.”

B1 · Intermediate

adj. having a reddish-brown or orange-brown colour.

adj. denoting a specific range of reddish-brown or orange-brown hues, typically used for hair, fur, or wood.

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“The ginger cat sat on the wall watching the birds in the garden.”

“The fox's thick ginger coat made it easy to spot against the fresh white snow.”

C1 · Advanced Informal · British English

v. to make something more lively or interesting.

v. to enliven or stimulate a situation or person; usually appears in the phrasal verb 'ginger up'.

“We need to ginger up the office party with some better music.”

“The marketing team attempted to ginger up the brand's image by launching a series of provocative social media campaigns.”