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gingersnaps

gingersnaps is the plural of gingersnap.

Meaning of gingersnap

Noun

gingersnap (plural gingersnaps)

  1. A type of biscuit or cookie made from dough seasoned with ginger.
  2. (US, obsolete, slang) A hot-tempered person, particularly one who is red-haired.
    • Paul winked gravely at vacancy. “Where’s the kid now?” […] “A ginger snap!” thought Paul, derisively.1897, “Paul, the Wharf Waif”, in Wharf Paul. The Aldine "tip-top Tales", number 207, Chapter 4, pages 35–36

Questions about gingersnaps

What is gingersnaps the plural of?
Gingersnaps is the plural of gingersnap.

Words near gingersnaps in the dictionary

  1. gingerroot
  2. gingerroots
  3. gingers
  4. gingers up
  5. gingersnap
  6. gingersnaps
  7. gingersome
  8. gingertini
  9. gingertinis
  10. gingervitis
  11. gingerwork

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