minger

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/ˈmɪŋə/

noun

An unattractive or ugly person.

“Mike's new bird's a right minger! I wouldn't touch her with yours, mate!”

Similar
munterugly duckling
OriginScots mingin →
UncommonScrabble 9
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Meanings

minger1

nounminger (plural mingers)

plural mingers

  1. CommonwealthIrelandUKoffensiveslangAn unattractive or ugly person.

    Mike's new bird's a right minger! I wouldn't touch her with yours, mate!

    1 more example

    Two suits [destroyed] in one day! Look at it, thanks to you, I couldn't even get on the cover of Minger Monthly!

    2009, Doug Naylor, Red Dwarf: Back to Earth, spoken by The Cat (Danny John-Jules)

    Synonyms: munter, ugly duckling

Minger2

proper nounMinger (plural Mingers)

plural Mingers

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn unattractive or ugly person.

Similar
munterugly duckling
Also see
butterfacemuntershrimptrolluggo

Origin

  1. Scotsmingin
  2. Englishminger

See minging (from Scots mingin) and -er.

More words from Scots

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

germin
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APA

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MLA

“minger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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

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