gingerbread man

noun

: a gingerbread cookie shaped like a person
We made gingerbread men for the holidays.

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Sami asked if Trick’s plan was to stand in the ring with a gingerbread man. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2026 The online creator purchased two bottles, one shaped like a gingerbread man and another like a teddy bear. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025 These assorted nutcrackers all come with a different companion—from a present with a little wooden bow to a wooden gingerbread man. — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025 And yet—the combination of Glee and the holidays is as sugary as a gingerbread man dunked in eggnog, covered in frosting, and fried in an apple cider batter. — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 3 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gingerbread man

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“Gingerbread man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gingerbread%20man. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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