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Minging vs Mank - What's the difference?

minging | mank | Synonyms |

Minging is a synonym of mank.


As adjectives the difference between minging and mank

is that minging is (british|slang) unattractive or repulsive while mank is disgusting, repulsive.

As a verb mank is

(obsolete) to mutilate.

As a noun mank is

something that is disgusting or manky.

minging

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (British, slang) unattractive or repulsive
  • (British, slang) unclean or dirty

    • References

    * Army Slang * Armed Forces Friends - Military Dictionary * The Guardian , 2007 [http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/mar/20/students.educationguardian2]

    mank

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) manken, from (etyl) mancian, .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To mutilate.
    • Related terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Via , from (etyl) . See above.

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Disgusting, repulsive.
    • When he eats, he never closes his mouth. It's so mank .
    Synonyms
    * manky slang * ming slang * minging slang

    Noun

    (-)
  • Something that is disgusting or manky.
    • The plumber had to get all the mank out of the drain.
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