ginger minger

English

Etymology

ginger minge + -er

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ) ˈmɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/

• Audio (General Australian):

  (file)

Noun

ginger minger (plural ginger mingers)

1. (UK, slang, vulgar, derogatory) A person who has red hair.
2. (UK, slang, vulgar, derogatory) A person who has red pubic hair.

   Synonym: fire-crotch

   • 2002, Irvine Welsh, Porno, Vintage, published 2013, →ISBN, page 168:

     His hair's a bit thinner and slightly receding: baldness is a curse for a lot of ginger mingers.

   • 2008, Kate Thompson, Love Lies Bleeding, New Island, →ISBN, page 175:

     'Is the girl really a ginger minger?' Dannie asked Deirdre.
     'She is anything but,' Deirdre told her.

   • 2012, Paul Howard, Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, PS, I Scored The Bridesmaids‎^[1], The O'Brien Press, →ISBN:

     He knocks back the last of his beer and goes, 'Better text Kathleen,' who's the ginger minger I'm talking about. He's seeing her, when he's not trying to worm his way into my bird, that is.