Minging

[flashingnose]

What does it mean and where did it come from?

[starshaker]

it means disgusting but not sure where it comes from will have a look

[Gobbledigook]

Means unattractive as in 'Jodie Marsh is minging'

[NomDePlume]

it means horrible, vile, disgusting.

no idea where it came from

[starshaker]

look here

[Mowjo]

minging ?? adj. Brit. informal 1 foul-smelling. 2 very bad or unpleasant.

• ORIGIN C20: perh. from Scots dial. ming 'excrement'.
  
  From 'New words in the OED' link on the web.
  
  I'm Scottish and have always used it but it seems quite new in mainstream English (?).

[Aero]

Been used very commonly in NI (my 'home') for as long as I can remember. Was surprised when I moved here that no-one had heard it before!

[marthamoo]

I can't remember when I first heard it but I reckon it came back into common parlance when Jade Goody was in Big Brother - she said it all the time.

[expatinscotland]

Very common in Scotland.

[paolosgirl]

Yep - used a lot up here. Say it quickly and leave off the end "g" for best effect

[flashingnose]

Thank you