Bling and minging
Used in the UK by young people (mostly).Can someone tell me what they mean and possible origins? I know that minging is derogatory by it's usage!Dave (speaker of UKARI English)
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Bling or bling bling from rap or hip hop culture, the visual equivalent of onomatopoeia.bling blingMinger, minging meaning ugly or smelly possibly from a scots word - recently on SDMBMinger SDMBEDIT...
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ht, what exactly are those ladybirds in your pic doing? What with kurwamac's scary faces and your sexually charged insects, you'll have this site blacklisted by netnanny.
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Eliza, Are "Ladybugs" called "Ladybirds" in England? Or amI looking at the picture incorrectly? If so how did a "bug" end up being called a "bird"?PKapleau
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It is an innocent snap of one ladybird giving another ladybird a lift and it was from the BBC Nature site. They are doing what comes naturally, even educated fleas do it.
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... or, Entomology meets EtymologyBBC Nature.--- 8< ---The name ladybird comes from the Middle Ages when the colourful insects were known as the "beetle of Our Lady". They were named after the...
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The name ladybird comes from the Middle Ages when the colourful insects were known as the "beetle of Our Lady".Which doesn't explain why 'bird' instead of 'bug'. COED lists 'ladybird' but not...
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Well "ladybird" may not make a lot of sense, but compared to "Lady Cow" and "Lady Hen"(from the referenced link) it doesn't seem so bad.PKapleau
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Is there a way to cast an entire post (that one has decided is a bad idea) into the outer darkness so that no one has any idea that a post was ever contemplated?
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No, I'm the only one that can delete a post in its entirety. You can email me and ask that I delete it, but I probably won't get around to it for a day or so.You can, however, delete all the content,...
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