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"whinge" ?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 13 Jun 2001 16:52:09 GMT
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A few posts recently have had the word "whinge" in them, which I took
contextually to be a misspelling of "whine."
Today I took a moment to look them up on dictionary.com, and I was suprised
to find out that "whinge" is in fact, a word unto itself.
whinge (hwnj, wnj)
intr.v. Chiefly British whinged, whing·ing, whing·es
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
"Whine", of course, has a similar meaning:
whine (hwn, wn)
v. whined, whin·ing, whines
v. intr.
1. To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain,
fear, supplication, or complaint.
Another one of those regionalisms from across the pond. :^)
~Grand Admiral Muffin Head
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: "whinge" ?
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| (...) Commonly used (generally light-heartedly) in Australia as an adjective when descibing Poms (residents of UK). ROSCO (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
| | | Re: "whinge" ?
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| (...) Ah, but dictionary.com misses out on the wonderful subtlety of whingeing - the trick is never to actually make a direct complaint to those responsible... (...) It may be a pond to you; it's a moat* to us chap. Jason J Railton *“This precious (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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