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minger

[ ming-er ]
/ ˈmɪŋ ər /

noun British Slang.

an ugly, unpleasant, or smelly person or thing.

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Origin of minger

First recorded in 1990–95; <minging ‘ugly, unpleasant’, of uncertain origin

Words nearby minger

minever, mineworker, Ming, Ming Dynasty, minge, minger, mingimingi, minging, mingle, mingle-mangle, Mingrelian
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British Dictionary definitions for minger

minger
/ (ˈmɪŋə) /

noun

British informal an unattractive or malodorous person
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