ginger group

English

Etymology

From the idea of gingering a horse to make it seem more lively, or adding ginger to spice up a food or beverage.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uːp

Noun

ginger group (plural ginger groups)

1. 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.