"ginchy" meaning in All languages combined

See ginchy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ɡɪn(t)ʃi/ [UK] Forms: ginchier [comparative], ginchiest [superlative]
Etymology: From ginch + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|ginch|y}} ginch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} ginchy (comparative ginchier, superlative ginchiest)
  1. (slang, dated) Sexy, cool. Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-ginchy-en-adj-tUEOCU9I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 100 0
  2. Leery; wary or nervous.
    Sense id: en-ginchy-en-adj-Sq7qmzv4

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Its awninged entrance was next door to “Dino's Lodge,” where the hair-obsessed Kookie parked cars. The actual building used in those shots is long gone. But anyone making the ginchy pilgrimage will find a series of sidewalk tiles here solemnly decreeing that, yes, 77 Sunset Strip was filmed on this site.",
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