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minging.

Very unattractive; ugly.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈmɪŋɪŋ/
  1. Very unattractive; ugly.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · slang
  2. Unclean or dirty; disgusting and foul-smelling.

    Commonwealth · Ireland · UK · slang
Where this word comes from

From Scots mingin (“stinking”), present participle of ming (“to stink”), from Middle English mengen (“to mix”), from Old English mengan (“to mix”).

noun/ˈmɪŋɪŋ/
  1. A premonitory symptom.

    no-plural · obsolete · rare
Where this word comes from

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.

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