gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred 
1
: a cake whose ingredients include molasses and ginger
2
[from the fancy shapes and gilding formerly often applied to gingerbread]
: lavish or superfluous ornament especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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Full and darkly in the mouth—flavors of gingerbread, red cherries and slight Fry’s chocolate cream on the finish.
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Team up or work individually to create the best, most outlandish gingerbread confection, then take a vote (or let social media decide) to determine whose house is the winner.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 11 Dec. 2024
From gingerbread and cookies to classic puddings and biscuits, this chef's 1866 cookbook paved the way for Southern cooking today.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The gingerbread plushie — which appears to be an ornament?
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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Tom Mullen, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Team up or work individually to create the best, most outlandish gingerbread confection, then take a vote (or let social media decide) to determine whose house is the winner.
—Christin Perry, Parents, 11 Dec. 2024
From gingerbread and cookies to classic puddings and biscuits, this chef's 1866 cookbook paved the way for Southern cooking today.
—Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2025
The gingerbread plushie — which appears to be an ornament?
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Gingerbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gingerbread. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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gingerbread
noun
gin·ger·bread
ˈjin-jər-ˌbred
1
: a cake made with molasses and flavored with ginger
2
: showy ornamentation especially in architecture
gingerbread
adjective
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