"show a little ginger" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-show a little ginger.ogg [Australia] Forms: shows a little ginger [present, singular, third-person], showing a little ginger [participle, present], showed a little ginger [past], showed a little ginger [participle, past], shown a little ginger [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,:shown> a little ginger}} show a little ginger (third-person singular simple present shows a little ginger, present participle showing a little ginger, simple past showed a little ginger, past participle showed a little ginger or shown a little ginger)
  1. (baseball, slang, 1800s) To play harder or smarter. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-show_a_little_ginger-en-verb-8MvdrDDy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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