Minger
A male or female who fell out of the ugly tree at birth and hit every branch on the way down
From Urban Dictionary courtesy of an IMBD poster.
I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen a few of those.
Is this related somehow to the word minge, which I believe is slang for vagina/labia?
I think it comes from ming, to stink.
Yes, “minger” has a hard G, while “minge” has a soft G.
And there is, of course, the evolution this that I heard a few times in Aberdeen- Ginger Minger (‘Ging’ to rhyme with ‘Ming’).
Mingin’.
I didn’t know this was a real word. I’d only heard it used in reference to this guy.
Welcome to 1990.
(singing)
I’m mingin’ in the rain,
just mingin’ in the rain
What a glorious feeling
I’m happy again
(/singing)
My family, some friends and I saw a small, offbeat Australian comedy/acrobatic troupe perform in Pittsburgh awhile back, and they tossed the word “minger” about quite a bit. We’d never heard it before then. They also taught us the dismissive phrase and gesture, “Whatever, minger,” in which you use your right pointer, middle and ring fingers to make a “W” on your forehead, then turn it sidewise to make an “E,” and then upside-down to make an “M.”
There’s nothing quite like learning about a different culture…
I’d always understood “minging” to be complaining excessively, and “minger” to be one who complains.
I think that’s whinging: What does whinge mean? whinge Definition. Meaning of whinge. OnlineSlangDictionary.com
Prefer munter.