Rhyann Sofer answered question 2/27/2010 What's A Ginger? I Am A Red Haired Girl And I Want To Know What This Means Cause My Teacher, He Has Red Hair, Was Called It And Got Really Mad And Said It Had To Do With Red Haired People. So What Does It Mean? I really think its just a nasty way of saying red-head. Its not swearing but its like sayind carrot-top... Just not nice!