"minging" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈmɪŋɪŋ/ Audio: en-uk-minging.ogg Forms: more minging [comparative], most minging [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ Etymology: From Scots mingin (“stinking”), present participle of ming (“to stink”), from Middle English mengen (“to mix”), from Old English mengan (“to mix”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|sco|mingin||stinking}} Scots mingin (“stinking”), {{der|en|enm|mengen||to mix}} Middle English mengen (“to mix”), {{der|en|ang|mengan||to mix}} Old English mengan (“to mix”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} minging (comparative more minging, superlative most minging)
  1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Very unattractive; ugly. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-minging-en-adj-SPM~s74Z Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 36 33 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 30 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 33
  2. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) Unclean or dirty; disgusting and foul-smelling. Tags: Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slang
    Sense id: en-minging-en-adj-4PeAhjLP Categories (other): British English, Commonwealth English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 36 33 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 30 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪŋɪŋ/ Audio: en-uk-minging.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ Etymology: From the present participle of mengen (“stir up someone's mind”) or formed from English ming (“to bring to (someone's) mind”). In Middle English, came to mean 'an exhortation'. In the 17th and 18th centuries attaining a specialized medical sense before becoming obsolete. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} minging (plural not attested)
  1. (medicine, rare, obsolete) A premonitory symptom. Tags: no-plural, obsolete, rare Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-minging-en-noun-EfhwKn~5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 33 29 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 36 33 32 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 30 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 31 33 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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