ginger beern.adj.

Brit.

/ˌdʒɪn(d)ʒə ˈbɪə/, U.S.

/ˈdʒɪndʒər ˌbɪ(ə)r/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ginger n., beer n.¹

Etymology: < ginger n. + beer n.¹In senses A. 2 and B. rhyming slang for (respectively) queer n.² 2 and queer adj.¹ 3.

A. n.

1. A cloudy effervescent soft drink, strongly flavoured with ginger. Also: an alcoholic version of this drink made with fermented ginger.British production of ginger beer followed increased trade with spice-growing areas of Asia and the sugar-producing islands of the Caribbean.

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the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > ginger beer

ginger beer1809

ginger pop1816

gingerade1829

gingerette1838

pop-beer1856

stone ginger1936

1809 A. Shero (title) A practical treatise on brewing..; with an appendix, containing directions for making ginger beer.

1813 L. Hunt Corr. (1862) I. 87 I am at present trying a composition called ginger-beer, which has all the pleasantness and usefulness of soda-water, without striking cold upon one.

1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 25 Feb. 418/2 Crowds of us had sandwiches and ginger-beer at the refreshment-bars.

1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvii. 267 Miss O'Shea was drinking ginger-beer and her escort had a shandy.

1965 O. A. Mendelsohn Dict. Drink 229 Moscow mule, cocktail of vodka, ginger beer and lime. The concoction is reported to be unknown in Russia.

2012 Independent 28 Aug. 27/2 Lemonade or ginger beer in retro glass bottles.

2. [Rhyming slang for queer n.² 2.] slang (frequently derogatory and offensive). A homosexual man.

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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > male

badlingeOE

nan1670

molly1708

Miss Molly1754

Miss Nancy1824

molly mop1829

poof1833

Margery?c1855

Mary Ann1868

pretty-boy1881

cocksucker1885

poofter1889

queer1894

fruit1895

fairy1896

homosexualist1898

puff1902

pussy1904

nance1910

quean1910

girl1912

faggot1913

mouser1914

queen1919

fag1921

gay boy1921

maricon1921

pie-face1922

bitch1923

Jessie1923

tapette1923

pansy1926

nancy boy1927

nelly1931

femme1932

ponce1932

punk1933

queerie1933

gobbler1934

jocker1935

queenie1935

iron1936

freak1941

swish1941

flit1942

tonk1943

wonk1945

mother1947

fruitcake1952

Mary1953

twink1953

swishy1959

limp wrist1960

arse bandit1961

leather man1961

booty bandit1962

ginger beer1964

bummer1965

poofteroo1966

shirtlifter1966

battyman1967

dick-sucker1968

mo1968

a friend of Dorothy1972

shim1973

gaylord1976

twinkie1977

woofter1977

bender1986

knob jockey1989

batty boy1992

cake boy1992

1964 C. Rougvie Medal from Pamplona vii. 91 ‘There are too many ginger beers in the place.’ ‘Well, if you don't like queers..what are you doing here with that fellow?’

1973 R. Croft-Cooke Nasty Piece of Work iii. 51 I thought he was a young villain but he was turning out to be a ginger beer.

1996 D. Lambkin Hanging Tree xv. 122 Turning to me, he said softly: ‘You know he's a ginger beer?’ ‘Ginger beer?’ I said, nonplussed. ‘Ginger beer: queer. He's a poof.’

2013 L. Nelson Accidental Daughter i. 128 I thought one of the men in the troupe was her boyfriend, but it turns out he's a ginger beer, so I'm in with a chance.

B. adj.

[Rhyming slang for queer adj.¹ 3.] slang (frequently derogatory and offensive). Homosexual.

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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adjective] > homosexual

inverted1870

Uranian1883

homosexual1892

homogenic1894

camp1910

homosex1913

queer1914

homoerotic1915

homosexualist1920

homo1923

faggoty1928

tapette1930

fag1932

gay1934

so1937

same-sex1938

faggy1949

ginger beer1959

that waya1960

that way inclineda1960

ginger1965

minty1965

pink1972

leather1990

1959 E. Mannin Blue-eyed Boy i. i. 14 There were blokes..that were definitely ginger-beer—that never had a fancy for the opposite sex, but plenty for their own.

1998 Cineaste July 9/2 He had a wife? He was ‘ginger beer’..wasn't he?

2006 Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 18/1 The man said, ‘No, it's a bit gay’, to which Clarkson added: ‘A bit gay, yes, very ginger beer.’

Compounds

C1. General attributive, as ginger beer bottle, ginger beer manufacturer, etc.

ΚΠ

1812 Observer 26 Apr. (advt.) Soda water, white and brown spruce beer, and ginger beer manufacturers.

1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. viii. 131 A candle stuck in a ginger-beer bottle.

1840 W. M. Thackeray Great Hoggarty Diamond x In the beginning of 1824, the Jamaica Ginger Beer Company shut up shop.

1871 A. Edwardes Ought we to visit Her? III. viii. 131 Among the ginger-beer stalls and Aunt Sallies of the back regions.

1921 C. Monckton Taming New Guinea xxii. 258 Put on your smartest uniforms and..go to the ginger-beer shop.

1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 804/1 They'll even make a ginger-beer shandy.

2015 Herts. Mercury (Nexis) 25 Sept. 32 One of them knocked him down with his fist and the other struck him with a ginger beer bottle.

C2.

ginger beer plant n. a culture of yeasts, or of yeasts and bacteria, used to initiate fermentation in the production of ginger beer.With the application of plant to yeasts and bacteria, compare the note at plant n.¹ 2a.

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the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > mixture for ginger-beer

ginger beer plant1886

1886 Girl's Own Paper 13 Feb. 318/3 The ginger beer plant appears to be of the same division of minute plants as the yeast plant—i.e., the Conferva.

1953 J. Ramsbottom Mushrooms & Toadstools xviii. 213 The old English Ginger-Beer plant is a globular gelatinous white mass usually about the size of a pea and is used for fermenting sugary fluids.

2014 B. Byers Everyday Fermentation Handbk. vi. 110 Use the ginger beer plant immediately for a subsequent batch of ginger beer repeating the first 2 steps.

Derivatives

ˌginger ˈbeery adj. resembling ginger beer, esp. in its effervescent quality; (in later use also) made with ginger beer.

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the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective]

fevering?a1200

upreareda1382

warm1390

amoveda1400

entalented1402

stirred1483

intoxicatea1533

roused1575

vibrant1575

waked1581

irritated1595

uproused1597

gunpowdered1604

concitated1652

exagitated1659

animated1660

upstirreda1666

instinct1667

hot-headed1679

flushed1749

abubble1766

agig1767

fermentitious1807

suscitated1811

effervescent1833

effervescing1837

quick1837

galvanized1843

ginger beery1849

excited1855

ablaze1859

het1862

effervescible1866

thrilly1893

piqued1902

all of a doodah1915

hopped-up1923

adrenalized1935

volted1936

hyped1938

spooked up1939

twitterpated1942

up1942

jazzed1955

psyched1963

amped1967

plugged-in1967

torqued1967

buzzy1978

the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > foam or surf > [adjective]

fumish1574

spumy1582

surfy1738

ginger beery1849

1849 Punch 23 June 251/1 The Crocodile's tears..are in fact the outgushings of a nature full of sentiment, or—more graphically speaking—ginger-beery with benevolence.

1858 C. Dickens Let. 23 Aug. (1995) VIII. 635 He went off in the absurdest little gingerbeery giggle.

1948 J. Betjeman Sel. Poems 83 And ginger-beery surf hissed ‘Christabel!’

1991 Living Earth Jan.–Mar. 28/3 This product is also strong, 8.3 per cent and has a lovely, almost ginger-beery, apple smell.

2015 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 13 Dec. 3 f Other libations: The Standard Mule, the ginger beery classic.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ginger beer
释义	ginger beern.adj. Brit. /ˌdʒɪn(d)ʒə ˈbɪə/, U.S. /ˈdʒɪndʒər ˌbɪ(ə)r/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: ginger n., beer n.¹ Etymology: < ginger n. + beer n.¹In senses A. 2 and B. rhyming slang for (respectively) queer n.² 2 and queer adj.¹ 3. A. n. 1. A cloudy effervescent soft drink, strongly flavoured with ginger. Also: an alcoholic version of this drink made with fermented ginger.British production of ginger beer followed increased trade with spice-growing areas of Asia and the sugar-producing islands of the Caribbean. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > aerated or carbonated drink > [noun] > ginger beer ginger beer1809 ginger pop1816 gingerade1829 gingerette1838 pop-beer1856 stone ginger1936 1809 A. Shero (title) A practical treatise on brewing..; with an appendix, containing directions for making ginger beer. 1813 L. Hunt Corr. (1862) I. 87 I am at present trying a composition called ginger-beer, which has all the pleasantness and usefulness of soda-water, without striking cold upon one. 1860 C. Dickens Uncommerc. Traveller in All Year Round 25 Feb. 418/2 Crowds of us had sandwiches and ginger-beer at the refreshment-bars. 1946 K. Tennant Lost Haven (1947) xvii. 267 Miss O'Shea was drinking ginger-beer and her escort had a shandy. 1965 O. A. Mendelsohn Dict. Drink 229 Moscow mule, cocktail of vodka, ginger beer and lime. The concoction is reported to be unknown in Russia. 2012 Independent 28 Aug. 27/2 Lemonade or ginger beer in retro glass bottles. 2. [Rhyming slang for queer n.² 2.] slang (frequently derogatory and offensive). A homosexual man. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person > male badlingeOE nan1670 molly1708 Miss Molly1754 Miss Nancy1824 molly mop1829 poof1833 Margery?c1855 Mary Ann1868 pretty-boy1881 cocksucker1885 poofter1889 queer1894 fruit1895 fairy1896 homosexualist1898 puff1902 pussy1904 nance1910 quean1910 girl1912 faggot1913 mouser1914 queen1919 fag1921 gay boy1921 maricon1921 pie-face1922 bitch1923 Jessie1923 tapette1923 pansy1926 nancy boy1927 nelly1931 femme1932 ponce1932 punk1933 queerie1933 gobbler1934 jocker1935 queenie1935 iron1936 freak1941 swish1941 flit1942 tonk1943 wonk1945 mother1947 fruitcake1952 Mary1953 twink1953 swishy1959 limp wrist1960 arse bandit1961 leather man1961 booty bandit1962 ginger beer1964 bummer1965 poofteroo1966 shirtlifter1966 battyman1967 dick-sucker1968 mo1968 a friend of Dorothy1972 shim1973 gaylord1976 twinkie1977 woofter1977 bender1986 knob jockey1989 batty boy1992 cake boy1992 1964 C. Rougvie Medal from Pamplona vii. 91 ‘There are too many ginger beers in the place.’ ‘Well, if you don't like queers..what are you doing here with that fellow?’ 1973 R. Croft-Cooke Nasty Piece of Work iii. 51 I thought he was a young villain but he was turning out to be a ginger beer. 1996 D. Lambkin Hanging Tree xv. 122 Turning to me, he said softly: ‘You know he's a ginger beer?’ ‘Ginger beer?’ I said, nonplussed. ‘Ginger beer: queer. He's a poof.’ 2013 L. Nelson Accidental Daughter i. 128 I thought one of the men in the troupe was her boyfriend, but it turns out he's a ginger beer, so I'm in with a chance. B. adj. [Rhyming slang for queer adj.¹ 3.] slang (frequently derogatory and offensive). Homosexual. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adjective] > homosexual inverted1870 Uranian1883 homosexual1892 homogenic1894 camp1910 homosex1913 queer1914 homoerotic1915 homosexualist1920 homo1923 faggoty1928 tapette1930 fag1932 gay1934 so1937 same-sex1938 faggy1949 ginger beer1959 that waya1960 that way inclineda1960 ginger1965 minty1965 pink1972 leather1990 1959 E. Mannin Blue-eyed Boy i. i. 14 There were blokes..that were definitely ginger-beer—that never had a fancy for the opposite sex, but plenty for their own. 1998 Cineaste July 9/2 He had a wife? He was ‘ginger beer’..wasn't he? 2006 Daily Tel. 18 Dec. 18/1 The man said, ‘No, it's a bit gay’, to which Clarkson added: ‘A bit gay, yes, very ginger beer.’ Compounds C1. General attributive, as ginger beer bottle, ginger beer manufacturer, etc. ΚΠ 1812 Observer 26 Apr. (advt.) Soda water, white and brown spruce beer, and ginger beer manufacturers. 1838 C. Dickens Oliver Twist I. viii. 131 A candle stuck in a ginger-beer bottle. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Great Hoggarty Diamond x In the beginning of 1824, the Jamaica Ginger Beer Company shut up shop. 1871 A. Edwardes Ought we to visit Her? III. viii. 131 Among the ginger-beer stalls and Aunt Sallies of the back regions. 1921 C. Monckton Taming New Guinea xxii. 258 Put on your smartest uniforms and..go to the ginger-beer shop. 1989 A. Aird 1990 Good Pub Guide 804/1 They'll even make a ginger-beer shandy. 2015 Herts. Mercury (Nexis) 25 Sept. 32 One of them knocked him down with his fist and the other struck him with a ginger beer bottle. C2. ginger beer plant n. a culture of yeasts, or of yeasts and bacteria, used to initiate fermentation in the production of ginger beer.With the application of plant to yeasts and bacteria, compare the note at plant n.¹ 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > manufacture of alcoholic drink > brewing > [noun] > mixture for ginger-beer ginger beer plant1886 1886 Girl's Own Paper 13 Feb. 318/3 The ginger beer plant appears to be of the same division of minute plants as the yeast plant—i.e., the Conferva. 1953 J. Ramsbottom Mushrooms & Toadstools xviii. 213 The old English Ginger-Beer plant is a globular gelatinous white mass usually about the size of a pea and is used for fermenting sugary fluids. 2014 B. Byers Everyday Fermentation Handbk. vi. 110 Use the ginger beer plant immediately for a subsequent batch of ginger beer repeating the first 2 steps. Derivatives ˌginger ˈbeery adj. resembling ginger beer, esp. in its effervescent quality; (in later use also) made with ginger beer. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > [adjective] fevering?a1200 upreareda1382 warm1390 amoveda1400 entalented1402 stirred1483 intoxicatea1533 roused1575 vibrant1575 waked1581 irritated1595 uproused1597 gunpowdered1604 concitated1652 exagitated1659 animated1660 upstirreda1666 instinct1667 hot-headed1679 flushed1749 abubble1766 agig1767 fermentitious1807 suscitated1811 effervescent1833 effervescing1837 quick1837 galvanized1843 ginger beery1849 excited1855 ablaze1859 het1862 effervescible1866 thrilly1893 piqued1902 all of a doodah1915 hopped-up1923 adrenalized1935 volted1936 hyped1938 spooked up1939 twitterpated1942 up1942 jazzed1955 psyched1963 amped1967 plugged-in1967 torqued1967 buzzy1978 the world > the earth > water > flow or flowing > wave > foam or surf > [adjective] fumish1574 spumy1582 surfy1738 ginger beery1849 1849 Punch 23 June 251/1 The Crocodile's tears..are in fact the outgushings of a nature full of sentiment, or—more graphically speaking—ginger-beery with benevolence. 1858 C. Dickens Let. 23 Aug. (1995) VIII. 635 He went off in the absurdest little gingerbeery giggle. 1948 J. Betjeman Sel. Poems 83 And ginger-beery surf hissed ‘Christabel!’ 1991 Living Earth Jan.–Mar. 28/3 This product is also strong, 8.3 per cent and has a lovely, almost ginger-beery, apple smell. 2015 Palm Beach (Florida) Post (Nexis) 13 Dec. 3 f Other libations: The Standard Mule, the ginger beery classic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1809
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