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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Paul says the gingerbread is tasty too.
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Soft gingerbread cookies with a sugary crunch in festive fall packaging
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Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Paul says the gingerbread is tasty too.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
Drop your little gingerbread dude into Street View.
—Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2025
Soft gingerbread cookies with a sugary crunch in festive fall packaging
Club Pack Brownie Pumpkins: Fall-favorite Little Debbie Brownie Pumpkins will be available in a convenient 20-count Club Pack format.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 30 July 2025
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“Gingerbread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gingerbread. Accessed 20 Sep. 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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