minging
Britishadjective
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ugly, disgusting, or malodorous
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extremely poor in quality
Etymology
Origin of minging
C20: originally Scottish, of obscure origin
Example Sentences
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"I felt so dirty, so minging. Disgusting."
From BBC
Poor Barry Glendenning has had to endure another minging performance from Ireland, who needed a late Shane Duffy equaliser for a point at home against Azerbaijan.
From The Guardian
"Its minging, it needs a really good clean. Well I'm sorry but no. My hair. I will look like I've had Donald Trump's hairdresser," joked Callard.
From BBC
The weather isn’t expected to stray far from the minging over the competition, but I guess it’s giving us some leisurewear we might not otherwise have got.
From The Guardian
We have some excellent terms for weather up here in the north-east of Scotland from "driech", "smirrie rain", "it's fair dinging doon", "blowing a hoolie", "it's minging outside" and probably heaps more.
From BBC
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