- Mingy
- (adjective), mean + stingyшутл. злой и жадный
Англо-русский словарь. Современные тенденции в словообразовании. Контаминанты. — М. : Флинта : Наука. Н.А. Лаврова. 2009.
Mingy
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mingy — ► ADJECTIVE informal ▪ mean; ungenerous. ORIGIN perhaps a blend of MEAN(Cf. ↑meanness) and STINGY(Cf. ↑stingy) … English terms dictionary
mingy — [min′jē] adj. mingier, mingiest [prob. altered < MANGY, after STINGY1] Informal mean and stingy … English World dictionary
mingy — UK [ˈmɪndʒɪ] / US adjective Word forms mingy : adjective mingy comparative mingier superlative mingiest British informal 1) not generous to other people Why don t you give him some of yours, you mingy thing? 2) smaller in size than you expect or… … English dictionary
mingy — [“mmd3i] mod. mean and stingy. □ Why can’t you borrow it? I’m just mingy, that’s all. □ What a mingy jerk! □ Aw, don’t be so mingy! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
mingy — adjective BrE informal not at all generous; stingy: Don t be so mingy. | mingy portions … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mingy — Adj. Miserly, stingy. E.g. Don t be so mingy, share the chocolate with your sister … English slang and colloquialisms
mingy — adjective (mingier; est) Etymology: perhaps blend of 1mean and stingy Date: 1911 mean, stingy … New Collegiate Dictionary
mingy — /min jee/, adj., mingier, mingiest. mean and stingy; niggardly. [1885 90; M(EAN2) + (ST)INGY1] * * * … Universalium
mingy — adjective mean, miserly, stingy … Wiktionary
Mingy — mean and stingy … Dictionary of Australian slang
mingy — Australian Slang mean and stingy … English dialects glossary
