different between gink vs gina

English

Etymology

Unknown but possibly from similar senses of kink or geck. Cf. geek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???k/

Noun

gink (plural ginks)

1. (originally US slang) A guy, a fellow, especially (derogatory) a foolish, unworldly, or socially inept man.
   • 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 23:

     Adrian felt that it was he who had brought Tom into notice and popularity, that Tom was his own special creation. The silent spotty gink of the first year had been transformed into someone admired and imitated and Adrian wasn't sure how much he liked it.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:person, Thesaurus:man, Thesaurus:friend; Thesaurus:dork, Thesaurus:fool

References

• “gink, n.”, in OED Online ?, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2017

Anagrams

• King, king

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation of vagina, either by children's mispronunciation or as a euphemism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?a?n?/

Noun

gina (plural ginas)

1. (hypocoristic, slang) The vagina.

Synonyms

• front bottom, (British) fanny, and others, vulgar or euphemistic

Etymology 2

From the Italian forename.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?d?i?n?/

Noun

gina (plural ginas)

1. (US, Canada, slang, derogatory) The female equivalent of a gino.

Anagrams

• Agin, Agni, Angi, Gain, NGIA, Nagi, Ngai, a- -ing, ag'in, agin, gain, gain-, inga

Malagasy

Adjective

gina

1. silent
2. solitary

Further reading

• gina in Malagasy dictionaries at malagasyword.org