Insults from abroad (via BBC television on DVD)

Minger n. or minging adj. An insult or a describing word. Means : gross, horrible, ugly and disguisting. You can say something is minging, e.g clothes, food and somebody. This word is normally used among British teenagers from a poorer back ground. The richer or middle class British teen will some times use it in a sentence to make fun of poorer teens or chavs. Pronounced m-ing-er or m-ing-ing. Jokey kind of way to a friend "stop being so annoying you minger" or "ewww your food looks minging" Mean way "your face is minging" or "your mums a minger"

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The BBC show is "Five Days", I can't tell you if it's worth watching yet, but so far it's pretty good.