ginger

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“There’s always a stigma with ginger people, and I was definitely considered unattractive when I was younger, but now I’m on the… cover of GQ!”

—Singer Ed Sheeran, speaking about having red hair (GQ)

Definition

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person with red hair

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If you could choose your hair color, what would it be? Maybe, you are happy with your natural color and don’t want to change anything. On the other hand, perhaps you want a lighter color, like blond hair, or a darker color, like black or brown hair. You might even want an unusual color, like green or purple! Or you might want to have red hair and be a ginger.

We use the word ginger to describe a person who is born with red hair. This expression comes from the red ginger plant. Since red-haired people have hair that looks like this plant, we can call them gingers.

In some cultures, ginger people get teased for their hair. People might even call them unattractive or say their hair is weird! However, in other cultures, red hair is considered very beautiful. Singer Ed Sheeran is a ginger. He says that when he was younger, people used to say he was not attractive because of his red hair. However, now, he is very famous and many women like his ginger hair.

Do you want to have red hair?

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“Bill is a ginger, so he gets sunburned easily.”

“I’m going to dye my hair red. I want to try being a ginger.”

“That green dress looks awesome with your ginger hair!”

Winners

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	a kind of person. They have red hair, blue eyes and freckle on the face. by gresanpu6981
	people with red hair by ortiz2037
	Red hair people by Manu4
	red hair people by julito1

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