Re: OT: whinging (was Re: rms on debian : background noise)
On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 09:31:39AM +0100, Mark wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 06:21:58PM +1200, cr wrote:
> > Hmm, I rarely heard it used in England (though I haven't lived there
> > for 30+ years), but I've heard it used all the time here in New
> > Zealand, I thought it was a Kiwi-ism.
>
> Whinge has been in common usage for as long as I can recall here (UK).
> Probably the thing to do is for someone with access to check the OED
> for the etymological references.
I've only got a small OED here, but:
whinge /windz/ v. & n. colloq. -- v.intr. whine; grumble peevishly. --
n. a whining complaint; a peevish grumbling. ** whinger n. whingingly
adv. whingy adj. [OE hwinsian f. Gmc]
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Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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