midgen

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UK, US/ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/UK, US/ˈmɪ.dʒən/

noun

The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.

OriginMiddle English myggerne ← Old English miċġerne ← Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī →
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Meanings

nounmidgen (uncountable)

alternative midgin · alternative midger · alternative muggin · alternative mudgin · alternative midgerum · alternative midgrom · alternative muggerum · alternative myggerne · alternative middern

  1. dialectaluncountableThe fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
  2. obsoleteuncountableanatomyThe diaphragm or midriff.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰerH-“intestine, entrails”
  2. Proto-Germanic*garnō“intestines, guts”
  3. Proto-West Germanic*midigarnī“intestinal fat, visceral fat”
  4. Old Englishmiċġerne“bellyfat, suet”
  5. Middle Englishmyggerne
  6. Englishmidgen

From Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), from Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī (“intestinal fat, visceral fat”), derived from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“intestines, guts”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰerH- (“intestine, entrails”).

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “midgen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/midgen.

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