Meanings
verbginger up (third-person singular simple present gingers up, present participle gingering up, simple past and past participle gingered up)
present singular third person gingers up · participle present gingering up · participle past gingered up · past gingered up
- idiomatictransitiveTo make something more interesting, fun, lively, etc.
Synonyms & antonyms
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ginger up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ginger%20up
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