ginnel

Definitions

A narrow passageway or alley often between terraced houses.

England, Yorkshire, especially

Equivalents

Examples

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

“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.”

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

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