gingers

Gingers is informal slang for people with red hair, often used affectionately but sometimes disparagingly depending on context.

The term derives from the reddish-brown color of ginger root.

The gingers in my family all burn easily in the sun.

Ginger can also simply be the plural of the spice or root, or the verb form meaning to add ginger flavor or, more figuratively, to enliven something: She gingers up her presentations with unexpected humor.