Ginger beer

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Definition

A Cockney slang term for a queer person—that is, a homosexual person. “Ginger beer” is also the name of a fermented, usually non-alcoholic ginger-flavoured drink.

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Ginger beer as slang

In Cockney slang, “ginger beer” refers to a queer person, meaning a homosexual person. It can function as a noun or adjective.

The drink

“Ginger beer” also refers to a fermented, typically non-alcoholic drink flavoured with ginger, or to a glass or serving of that drink.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Ginger beer definition