minger

See also: Minger

English

Etymology

See minging (from Scots mingin) and -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪŋə/

• Audio (UK):

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• Rhymes: -ɪŋə

Noun

minger (plural mingers)

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang, offensive) An unattractive or ugly person.

   Mike's new bird's a right minger! I wouldn't touch her with yours, mate!

   • 2009, Doug Naylor, Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, spoken by The Cat (Danny John-Jules):

     Two suits [destroyed] in one day! Look at it, thanks to you, I couldn't even get on the cover of Minger Monthly!

Synonyms

• munter
• ugly duckling

Derived terms

• ginger minger

References

Anagrams

• germin, mering

Picard

Etymology

From Old Northern French mengier, northern variant of Old French mangier, from Latin manducare.

Verb

minger

1. to eat

   I n’o rin mingè innui

   He didn't eat anything today

Conjugation

    Conjugation in Picard

infinitive			minger
gerund			mingint
auxiliary			avoèr
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		mingè		mingèe
		plural		mingès		mingèes
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ej (j')	tu (t')	i (il)/ale	(n)os	os	is
	present	minge	minges	minge	minjons	mingez	minjtte
	imperfect	minjoé	minjoés	minjoét	minjoinmes	minjoètes	minjoètte
	future	mingerai mingero	mingeros	mingero	mingerons	mingerez	mingeront
	conditional	mingeroé	mingeroés	mingeroét	mingeroinmes	mingeroètes	mingeroètte
subjunctive		qu'ej (j')	qu'tu (t')	qu'i (il)/ale	qu'(n)os	qu'os	qu'is
	present	minge	minges	minge	minjonche	mingèche	minjtte
imperative		—	tu	—	(n)os	os	—
	affirmative		minge		minjons	mingez