ginchy = 'hinky; leery'

[Wilson Gray]

On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> 1994 Cheryl terHorst_Daily Herald_ (Chicago) (Dec. 20) II 1
> (NewspaperArchive): Everyone's a little ginchy about this one. See, it's
> kind of complicated. There are lots of thigh and cellulite creams on the
> market.
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> 2000 Laura Bianchi in Ibid III 3 : If you're a bit ginchy about trying this
> product, you've probably already had it.
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> 2003 Lorilynn Rackl in Ibid.(Oct. 27) III 1: But some physicians are ginchy
> about the potential long-term effects of using hormones.
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> JL
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FWIW, _ginchiest_ occured in the old song, "Kooky, Kooky, Lend Me Your
Comb." Of course, it didn't have the negative vibe seen in Jon's
cites.

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