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* [[Ginger Meggs]], a character in the Australian comic of the same name |
* [[Ginger Meggs]], a character in the Australian comic of the same name |
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* A character in the film ''[[Chicken Run]]'' |
* A character in the film ''[[Chicken Run]]'' |
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Gingers were founded by a Mr James Ellis. Lol |
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==Media and entertainment== |
==Media and entertainment== |
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Look up ginger in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Ginger commonly refers to a plant used as a spice in cooking. However, there are a number of other potential meanings:
Plants
- Myoga, a Japanese plant also used in foods such as miso soup
- Boesenbergia rotunda, a medicinal and culinary herb from China and Southeast Asia
- Etlingera eliator , also called Torch Ginger, a species of herbaceous perennial plant
- Alpinia purpurata, also called Red Ginger, Ostrich Plume or Pink Cone Ginger
- Wild ginger, any species from the Asarum genus of herbaceous plants
People
Musicians
- Ginger (singer) (born 1964), member of the Wildhearts
- Ginger Baker (born 1939), member of the band Cream
- Ginger Fish (born 1965), member of the band Marilyn Manson
- Ginger Reyes (born 1980), member of Smashing Pumpkins
- Geri Halliwell (born 1972), also called "Ginger Spice," member of the Spice Girls
Actors
- Ginger Lynn (born 1962), a B-movie actress and porn star
- Ginger Rogers (1911–1995), actress and dancer best known for movie pairings with Fred Astaire
Others
- Ginger (mummy), the oldest known Egyptian mummy
- Albert "Ginger" Goodwin (1887–1918), labour activist
Fictional characters
- Ginger Hebblethwaite, a main character in the Biggles series of books by W.E. Johns
- Ginger (comics), a character in the British children's comic The Topper
- Ginger, a character in the TV series The West Wing
- Ginger Foutley, a character in the TV series As Told By Ginger
- Ginger Grant, a character in the TV series Gilligan's Island
- Ginger Meggs, a character in the Australian comic of the same name
- A character in the film Chicken Run
Gingers were founded by a Mr James Ellis. Lol
Media and entertainment
- Ginger (album), an album by Speedy J
- Ginger (band), a Canadian music group
- Ginger (book)
- Ginger (1971 film), a 1971 exploitation film
- Ginger Snaps, a Canadian werewolf film directed by John Fawcett
- Ginger Productions, a television production company
- An album by the Figgs
- As Told by Ginger, an American Emmy nominated animated series that premiered on Nickelodeon in October 2000.
- Ginger Kids, a South Park episode
Food & beverage
- Ginger ale
- Ginger beer
- Ginger wine
- Gingersnaps
- Ginger milk curd
- Gari, a type of tsukemono (pickled vegetable)
Other meanings
- Hurricane Ginger (1971)
- Segway PT, a transportation device
- A pejorative [citation needed] term for a person with red hair and freckles
- Rhyming slang for a male homosexual: "Ginger beer" rhymes with "Queer"
- Ginger Group, a faction of radical Canadian Progressive and Labour Members of Parliament who advocated socialism