FIGGING

When a peeled piece of ginger is inserted into the anus like a suppository to create a burning feeling. It is said to increase sexual enjoyment among people who like their ginger that way. Why the term figging and not gingering? Figging probably comes from the 19th century expression “feaguing” which meant to put a piece of peeled ginger up a horse’s butt which caused the horse to march with its tail held high. This was a popular practice among mounted military regimens (sticking the ginger up their horses butts, and not necessarily up each other, although you never know.)