The word 'minging'

[TheOnlyBeeInYourBonnet]

I love it, it's so descriptive. But as a non-Pom I need to check I'm pronouncing it properly before putting it into use. I embarrassed myself on my last trip to the UK by shopping at 'Preemark'

Is it like whinging or singing?

Singing

Singing

Absolutely!

Well thank you, I am glad I asked because I'd assumed it was like 'minge'. Further embarrassment avoided!

" mingin' " you can't say it with conviction and sound out the last 'g'.

Me too!

It’s pronounced ‘Preemark’ where I live 😃

Minging rhymes with singing.

Brilliant word. I also like "hanging", as in "that's absolutely hanging." Same meaning.

Oh! Well I was sniggered at by my Prymark-going relative.

"Bogging" too!

I thought minging was a Scottish word same as hinging. Primark is definitely Preemark in west coast Scotland

Scottish here, school in Dundee.

we used minging, but ‘clamming’ / ‘clammin’ was probably said more .

Same here Preemark 😁 and minging is such a good word reminds me of my school days - it's a word you can really stress

You forgot about 'ye wee minger' as an insult. Said with conviction its a great insult.

Definitely Pry-mark here - otherwise 'Primarni' wouldn't work

Pree - mark here too 😊

Preemark is fine - but really it's Penney's

Your relative is out of order for sniggering at your 'Pree-mark' pronunciation, it's a perfectly valid one and they pronounce it that way in lots of areas I believe. Unsure how they pronounce it in Ireland, where the store originated? That would be the definitive way I suppose.

Brits do tend to be quite rigid about what they consider the right way to say things, often not taking into account the origins of a word or brand name and pronouncing the word by following English language rules. For example they will say Nike to rhyme with Mike when it should be nye-kee, and pronounce Porsche as 'porsh' one syllable when of course it's German and should be more 'Por-sha'.

Minging like singing but like a pp said - don't sound the last 'g'.
Minge is a fanny!!

This

Mingin’ like Singin’ in the Rain 🎵

I've not he this word in years thank you! Definitely "ming" to start the word. I'd also not pronounce the last g.

It's priy-mark for me. Someone once told me that they worked in one years ago and were told that it's 'prim-ark' because everything should be prim and proper. Maybe that was just their manager trying to encourage neatness?!

A-did-as vs A-deed-as anyone? I grew up with the latter.

It's 'Preemark' where I live now but 'Prymark' in some areas, so you haven't embarrassed yourself at all, OP.

It’s pr eye mark where I live not preeemark

minging is pronounced Mingin like singin’

also rank is another good word. That is proper rank.

I thought mingin' minger (someone who mings) were both Glasgow / West Scotland words.

Are they used in parts of England too?

Although the word minging derives from the word minge (and therefore suggests that vulvas are disgusting...) it rhymes with singing.