Ginger Line

proper noun

The London Overground railway network.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Ginger Line
  1. UKhumorousslangThe London Overground railway network.

    […] take the Ginger Line overground from Canada Water to Penge West. So you'll be getting off the Tube, and taking the train. I know you're American, but can you remember that?

    2015, Orren Merton, The Dawning of Firebird Alex

Origin

In reference to its orange colour on maps (resembling ginger hair); named as though it were one of the London Underground lines.

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APA

Ginger Line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ginger%20Line

MLA

“Ginger Line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ginger%20Line. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ginger Line,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ginger%20Line.

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