Etymology

minge

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Today it means: The pubic hair and vulva. Full definition →

Angloromani mintš ← Romani minʒ ← xcl մէջ
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minge · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frommingere“to urinate”
  2. xcl · derived fromմէջ“middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back”
  3. Romani · derived fromminʒ“female genitals”
  4. Angloromani · borrowed frommintš
  5. English todayminge

From Angloromani mintš, from Romani minʒ (“female genitals”), probably from Old Armenian մէջ (mēǰ, “middle, midst; inside, interior; the middle part of the body; loins, reins; waist; belly, abdomen; back”). Doublet of medius. Other possible etymology: from the Latin mingere (“to urinate”), synecdochically used to describe the organ through an associated function (possibly ironically or euphemistically).

minge · noun2

Probably corrupted from midge.

minge · verb3

  1. Old English · inherited frommengan“to mix; mingle”
  2. Middle English · inherited frommingen
  3. English todayminge

From Middle English mingen, mengen, from Old English mengan (“to mix; mingle”). More at ming.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishmingen all →

Old Englishmengan all →

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