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Definition of Ginger snap
1. Noun. A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger.
Generic synonyms: Biscuit, Cookie, Cooky
Specialized synonyms: Brandysnap
Definition of Ginger snap
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of gingersnap) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ginger Snap
Literary usage of Ginger snap
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Ginger-snap (American), a hot- tempered person, particularly one with yellowish or
... Maudie [a sob] called me [another sob] a ginger-snap, boo-hoo ! ..."
2. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1868)
"By and by the ginger-snap was all nibbled away. " O, see here ! ... But something
was the matter with that ginger-snap; Trotty thought that it did not taste ..."
3. The Speaker (1910)
"... here's a penny for a ginger-snap; quick, now, before the mother gets back!
he! he! he!" and he nodded and chuckled to himself, as if it were a rare joke ..."
4. Animal Heroes;: Being the Histories of a Cat, a Dog, a Pigeon, a Lynx, Two by Ernest Thompson Seton (1905)
"... I call him Snap—Ginger- snap in full. Some Dogs are hard to name, and some do
not seem to need it—they name themselves. I was ready to rise at seven. ..."
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