Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun UK, slang, offensive An
unattractive person (of either sex).
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word minger.
Examples
-
Although now more commonly used to define an extremely visually challanging appearance, the word minger originally came from scottish gaelic, meaning 'septic vagina'.
The Guardian World News Laura Cumming 2011
-
i looked up urban dictionary for the word minger and look what it says:
The Guardian World News Laura Cumming 2011
-
And she says Simon was furious with Bowers for calling his girlfriend a "minger", even though it was part of a game.
Inside TV Blog 2010
-
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.
Home | Mail Online 2009
-
"OK, so Jacqui Smith's a minger, but she's got norks like this ...."
Archive 2009-04-01 Dungeekin 2009
-
"OK, so Jacqui Smith's a minger, but she's got norks like this ...."
Future G20 Summits to be Expanded Dungeekin 2009
-
This person will play his wife, so he doesn't want "a minger".
The Apprentice - week six live blog Heidi Stephens 2010
-
Only to promptly be called a fat minger by a bunch of lads leaning out of a passing car..
Swanning About juliette 2009
-
'Zut alors, what a lardy old minger,' he observed wisely to himself.
The Mystery Of The Vanishing Man juliette 2009
-
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.
I Am Woman, Hear Me Snore juliette 2009
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