Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

minging

/ˈmɪŋɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: ming-ing
IPA: /ˈmɪŋɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very unattractive; ugly.

British usage; Slang

adj

Unclean or dirty; disgusting and foul-smelling.

British usage; Slang

noun

A premonitory symptom.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Once, Cookie even tried to get me to give it a go with Jez – can you believe the nerve of that? 'Why would I want to do that? He's minging.' 'Why not? It won't hurt. He never gets a shag.' 'No, Cookie. Bloody hell.' He hasn't got a clue. 'Wouldn't you be jealous?' 'No.' 'You're an idiot. Why do you think he never gets a shag?' 'Why?' 'Because he's minging!' 'So? I'm minging. We're all minging. None of us are exactly page three, are we, Billie?'"
"Cleaners are always prime suspects for office thefts but in my long experience it's nearly all employees, with a tiny remainder down to traditional burglary. My advice is to presume the Nike-clad cleaner innocent and take personal stuff home, especially minging sportswear."
"How can you shag bare lads? / Is your fanny not stinging? / I bet your fanny's fucking minging"

Etymology

From Scots mingin (“stinking”), present participle of ming (“to stink”), from Middle English mengen (“to mix”), from Old English mengan (“to mix”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: mingin, mengen, mengan

Usage

British usage
Slang
Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more minging (comparative) most minging (superlative)

Rhymes With

bringing singing swinging ringing stinging springing flinging stringing pinging winging whinging

Questions

How do you pronounce minging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪŋɪŋ/.
What does minging mean?: Very unattractive; ugly.
Where does minging come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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