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Re: "whinge" ?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 13 Jun 2001 23:42:10 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Mark Sandlin writes:
> A few posts recently have had the word "whinge" in them, which I took
> contextually to be a misspelling of "whine."
Commonly used (generally light-heartedly) in Australia as an adjective when
descibing Poms (residents of UK).
ROSCO
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| (...) Jason's usage of it here ((URL) is a perfect example -- that dry British humour which, like cricket, Australians have made their own. Although complaining is a national pastime, one of the worst things you can be called in Australia is a (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Ah, the 'whingeing pom'. Another interesting derivation - 'pommy' or 'pom', from 'P.O.H.M.s', Prisoners of Her Majesty. Actually a reference to British criminals transported to prisons in Australia, known for complaining about the climate and (...) (23 years ago, 14-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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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. (...) (23 years ago, 13-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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