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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator
ginger is brown on outside and yellow on inside. why do brits call RED haired folk ginger?
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it's not a Brit thing. I'm not a Brit. Ever seen that South Park episode about Cartmen trying to exterminate the ginger kids and then becoming ginger (thanks to hijinks)? It's American vernacular too.
I have no idea why that's the case, but that's the case. Slang etymology is shaky.