Ginnel

Quick meaning: Ginnel is a noun meaning (England, especially Yorkshire, Lancashire, Manchester) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.

Meaning

(England, especially Yorkshire, Lancashire, Manchester) A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.

Example Sentences

[…]maks things as pleasant as stondin in a ginnel ov a wyndy neet waitin o'th' sweetheart comin out.

Pssht, get over here, whoopie / Finish him like Sub-Zero / Out the window, into the garden / Over the fence and straight through the ginnel

At the end of a short side-street a narrow ginnel with concrete bollards led into the surprisingly wide area in which the blocks of flats stood.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for ginnel

Depending on context, synonyms include ennog, snicket, twitchel.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include gennel, gill, gully, ginnery, goit, ginn.

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