Definition of Ginger snap

1. Noun. A crisp round cookie flavored with ginger.

Exact synonyms: Ginger Nut, Gingersnap, Snap
Generic synonyms: Biscuit, Cookie, Cooky
Specialized synonyms: Brandysnap

Definition of Ginger snap

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of gingersnap) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ginger Snap

gingelly
gingely
ginger ale
ginger ales
ginger beers
ginger family
ginger knob
ginger nut
ginger oleoresin
ginger paralysis
ginger pop
ginger pops
ginger root
ginger snap (current term)
ginger up
gingerbeer
gingerbeers
gingerbread
gingerbread man
gingerbreaded
gingerbreads
gingerbready
gingered
gingerette
gingerettes
gingering
gingerish
gingerism

Literary usage of Ginger snap

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Charles Godfrey Leland (1889)
"Ginger-snap (American), a hot- tempered person, particularly one with yellowish or ... Maudie [a sob] called me [another sob] a ginger-snap, boo-hoo ! ..."

2. Our Young Folks by John Townsend Trowbridge, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton (1868)
"By and by the ginger-snap was all nibbled away. " O, see here ! ... But something was the matter with that ginger-snap; Trotty thought that it did not taste ..."

3. The Speaker (1910)
"... here's a penny for a ginger-snap; quick, now, before the mother gets back! he! he! he!" and he nodded and chuckled to himself, as if it were a rare joke ..."

4. Animal Heroes;: Being the Histories of a Cat, a Dog, a Pigeon, a Lynx, Two by Ernest Thompson Seton (1905)
"... I call him Snap—Ginger- snap in full. Some Dogs are hard to name, and some do not seem to need it—they name themselves. I was ready to rise at seven. ..."

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