ginger group
English
editEtymology
editFrom the idea of gingering a horse to make it seem more lively, or adding ginger to spice up a food or beverage.
Pronunciation
edit- Rhymes: -uːp
Noun
editginger group (plural ginger groups)
- A group adding impetus or spirit on a particular topic, especially within a political party or other organization.
- 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 394:
- The first local ginger group came into existence in 1796, when typhus among cotton-mill employees led public-spirited Manchester physicians to organise an ad hoc health board.