gingerphobia
gingerphobia noun: fear, dislike, or hatred of people with red hair.
Noun
gingerphobia (uncountable)
- Fear, dislike, or hatred of people with red hair.
- Last night, Tate staged a nice running gag on racism by creating a world in which the majority had an irrational hatred of "gingers", meaning redheads. Women of that persuasion were forced to hide from gingerphobia in Russet Lodge, a "ginger refuge".2005 July 22, Ian Bell, “Those who pay the PR rarely get to call a tune as perfect as this one”, in The Herald, Glasgow
- There is a phenomenon called "gingerism" (prejudices against red-headed people) and "gingerphobia" (fear of red-headedness) in Scotland today.[2007 August 9, “Genetics Gets to the Roots of Why It Is Better to Be Red Than Dead in Cold Climates”, in Cape Times, South Africa
- Synonyms:
- gingerism
gingerphobia meaning in Tamil
gingerphobia in Tamil
- செம்மஞ்சள் முடியர் வெருளி
Synonyms of gingerphobia
Origin of gingerphobia
From ginger + -phobia.
Questions about gingerphobia
- What does gingerphobia mean?
- Gingerphobia means fear, dislike, or hatred of people with red hair.
- What is gingerphobia in Tamil?
- Gingerphobia in Tamil is செம்மஞ்சள் முடியர் வெருளி. See Gingerphobia meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gingerphobia?
- Gingerphobia is a noun.
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