Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mig

/mɪɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: mig
IPA: /mɪɡ/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

Any of a series of Soviet and Russian fighter aircraft.

noun

Initialism of Multi Input Gateway.

noun

A member of the Luton Town MIGs (Men in Gear), a firm of football hooligans.

noun

Misspelling of MiG (aircraft).

adj

Acronym of metal inert gas (in MIG welding).

noun

an incorrect capitalisation of MiG. (Russian fighters)

Example Sentences

"I'm on 400 migs of T and 200 of trenbelone and in the middle of growing some hair I havent seen 10 years"
"Drinkers ran for cover as both sides made vicious use of chairs and broken glasses, but it was the MIGs who quickly gained the upper hand."

Etymology

Probably from a pronunciation of mg.

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: МиГ

Inflected Forms

migs (plural)

Phrases

MiG Alley

Frequently Paired Words

TIG GTAW

Synonyms

Mikoyan

Rhymes With

big dig pig fig gig rig wig brig sig jig zig twig

Questions

How do you pronounce mig?: The recorded pronunciation is /mɪɡ/.
What does mig mean?: A milligram
Where does mig come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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