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- noun UK, slang, offensive An
unattractive person (of either sex).
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Although now more commonly used to define an extremely visually challanging appearance, the word minger originally came from scottish gaelic, meaning 'septic vagina'.
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i looked up urban dictionary for the word minger and look what it says:
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And she says Simon was furious with Bowers for calling his girlfriend a "minger", even though it was part of a game.
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Although she said her time in London taught her slang terms such as "minger" and "fit" she failed to answer correctly when asked to name the British Prime Minister, claiming she thought it was Gordon Ramsay.
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"OK, so Jacqui Smith's a minger, but she's got norks like this ...."
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"OK, so Jacqui Smith's a minger, but she's got norks like this ...."
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This person will play his wife, so he doesn't want "a minger".
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Only to promptly be called a fat minger by a bunch of lads leaning out of a passing car..
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'Zut alors, what a lardy old minger,' he observed wisely to himself.
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And wonder uneasily what it was about her that made you suspect her of being a hairy-legged, humourless old minger who wears dungarees and couldn't get a bloke if her life depended on it.
yarb commented on the word minger
Britlish, n. An ugly, dirty or otherwise physically undesirable person. Pronounced with a hard 'g', "ming-er".
E.g. She seemed nice in the taxi but next morning I could see she was a minger.
Not related to minge as far as I know.
Also in the verb form "to ming" - to have the qualities of a minger.
The verb and adjective "minging" are applied as often to objects as to people. E.g. I'm not eating that pizza, it's minging, or this sofa mings, did you get it from the tip or what?
October 4, 2007
sarra commented on the word minger
Or no g depending on regional accent: standard is /'mɪŋə/
October 4, 2007
arby commented on the word minger
Ooh, I forgot tip! I'll add it to me list right now.
October 4, 2007
arby commented on the word minger
nice word yarb!
October 4, 2007
bilby commented on the word minger
"But I have a strict rule for women - if one asks you back to hers after midnight, always say no - you'll be too drunk and she'll turn out to be a minger." - Alan McIlwraith, quoted in 'Fake Presto' by Steve Dinneen, Sunday Mail, 2 Dec 2007.
December 4, 2007