ginger talk
ginger talk noun: a speech, particularly one given to salespeople, aimed at inspiring and boosting confidence.
Noun
ginger talk (countable and uncountable, plural ginger talks)
- A speech, particularly one given to salespeople, aimed at inspiring and boosting confidence.
- […] the psychology of salesmanship, when it does not degenerate into a collection of bromidic maxims or a brisk and stimulating bit of “ginger talk,” consists for the most part of the general facts of human nature […]1917, Harry L. Hollingworth and A. T. Poffenberger, chapter 13, in Applied Psychology, page 246
- Come on fellows, let’s work up some real genuine enthusiasm and all boost together for the snappiest dinner yet! Elegant eats, short ginger-talks and memories shared together of the brightest, gladdest days of life.1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter 15, in Babbitt, page 191
Forms of ginger talk
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Origin of ginger talk
From the idea of gingering a horse to make it seem more lively, or adding ginger to spice up a food or beverage; compare ginger group. Perhaps coined by Worthington C. Holman, author of Ginger Talks: The Talks of a Sales Manager to His Men (1905).
Questions about ginger talk
- What does ginger talk mean?
- Ginger talk means a speech, particularly one given to salespeople, aimed at inspiring and boosting confidence.
- What part of speech is ginger talk?
- Ginger talk is a noun.
- What is the plural of ginger talk?
- The plural of ginger talk is ginger talks.
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