Meaning & use
minge
Last updated
Meaning
noununcountablevulgaroffensiveBritishslang
A crude British slang word for a woman's genitals, sometimes used as a rude term for women collectively.
Grammar: Usually has no article or plural: the word itself is a mass noun in crude speech.
The dictionary marks minge as a vulgar word that most British speakers would avoid in company.
A teacher explained why the term minge would be bleeped out of a daytime television broadcast.
Some British comedians use minge for shock value, but many audiences find it crude.
Common combinations
- a vulgar word like minge
- Editors cut a vulgar word like minge from the school newsletter.
- the word minge
- The word minge is rarely heard outside very informal British conversation.
- bleep out minge
- Broadcasters usually bleep out minge before the watershed.
- avoid saying minge
- Visitors to Britain are advised to avoid saying minge in polite settings.
Synonyms and how they differ
- vulva
- Vulva is the neutral anatomical term and suits medical or educational talk, whereas minge is crude slang.
- fanny
- In Britain fanny is a similarly coarse but somewhat milder slang term, while in American English it means something entirely different.
- genitals
- Genitals is a general polite term covering both sexes, unlike the specific and rude minge.
Word family
- minger noun
- British slang for an unattractive person; it is a separate, insulting word and not a related form in meaning.
Commonly confused: minge or mince?
minge vs mince
Mince is minced meat or a way of walking in tiny steps; it sounds different and has nothing to do with this slang word.
Practice
Which describes how a British speaker should treat the word minge?
Choose one answer.
Minge is vulgar slang, so it is unsuitable in polite or professional contexts. It is not a medical term, and it is not neutral.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “minge”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.