"ginger minger" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)ˈmɪnd͡ʒə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-au-ginger minger.ogg Forms: ginger mingers [plural]
Etymology: ginger minge + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ginger minger (plural ginger mingers)
  1. (UK, slang, vulgar, derogatory) A person who has red hair. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-ginger_minger-en-noun-ONrko5~S Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplications, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English reduplications: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
  2. (UK, slang, vulgar, derogatory) A person who has red pubic hair. Tags: UK, derogatory, slang, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia Synonyms: fire-crotch
    Sense id: en-ginger_minger-en-noun-b0Rkiitf Disambiguation of Genitalia: 32 68 Categories (other): British English, English rhyming compounds Disambiguation of English rhyming compounds: 44 56

Inflected forms

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          "text": "He knocks back the last of his beer and goes, 'Better text Kathleen,' who's the ginger minger I'm talking about. He's seeing her, when he's not trying to worm his way into my bird, that is.",
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