Meanings
plural gingettes
- colloquialderogatoryoftenA female with reddish-brown hair.
An Israeli sabre meets an Irish colleen redhead; 'Gingette' sparks do fly, resulting in a marriage made in heaven for Victor and Adrienne Elalouf.
2010, Brief Encounters, page 339Synonyms: redette
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA female with reddish-brown hair.
Origin
From ging(er) (“red-haired person”) + -ette (suffix forming female equivalents). Compare ging and -ette (“a person, especially a woman, with the specified hair color”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
gingette. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingette
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