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ginger beer

ginger beer noun: a fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink flavoured with ginger.

Noun

ginger beer (countable and uncountable, plural ginger beers)

  1. A fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink flavoured with ginger.
    • Have no fear, the ninja here / Feel 'em like the tinge in your ear from drinkin' ginger beer2004, “Kon Queso”, in Mm..Food, performed by MF Doom
  2. (countable) A glass or drink of ginger beer.
    • I'm having a ginger beer. Would you like one too?
    • How much for one ginger beer?
  3. (Cockney, slang, usually) A queer (i.e. homosexual).

Adjective

ginger beer (comparative more ginger beer, superlative most ginger beer)

  1. (Cockney, slang, usually) queer (i.e. homosexual).

ginger beer meaning in Hindi, Tamil and Vietnamese

ginger beer in Hindi

drink flavoured with ginger
अदरक बियर adrak biyar

ginger beer in Tamil

drink flavoured with ginger
ஜின்ஜர் பியர் jiṉjar piyar

ginger beer in Vietnamese

drink flavoured with ginger
loại bia có mùi rừng, bia gừng

Forms of ginger beer

Noun
pluralginger beers
Adjective
comparativemore ginger beer
superlativemost ginger beer

Words formed from ginger beer

Questions about ginger beer

What does ginger beer mean?
Ginger beer means a fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink flavoured with ginger.
What is ginger beer in Hindi?
Ginger beer in Hindi is अदरक बियर (adrak biyar). See Ginger beer meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is ginger beer?
Ginger beer can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of ginger beer?
The plural of ginger beer is ginger beers.

Words near ginger beer in the dictionary

  1. Gingelom
  2. gingenoside
  3. ginger
  4. ginger ale
  5. ginger ales
  6. ginger beer
  7. ginger beer plant
  8. ginger beers
  9. ginger bug
  10. ginger bugs
  11. ginger cordial

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