ginger beer

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Noun

ginger beer

1. (uncountable) A fermented, typically non-alcoholic, drink flavoured with ginger.
2. (countable) A glass or drink of ginger beer.

   I'm having a ginger beer - would you like one too?

3. (Cockney rhyming slang, usually used in the shortened form ginger) queer (i.e. homosexual).

Translations

• French: bière de gingembre
• German: Ingwerbier
• Portuguese: gengibirra
• Russian: имби́рное пи́во
• Spanish: gaseosa de jengibre

Adjective

ginger beer

1. (Cockney rhyming slang, usually used in the shortened form ginger) queer (i.e. homosexual).

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