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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

> whinge intr.v. Chiefly British., whinged, whing·ing, whing·es.
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.

Also used throughout Australia and New Zealand viz: “Whinging Poms” — English folk who move DownUnder then complain all the time about how things were better in Merrie Olde Englande.

Your North American equivalent word is “whine”.


415 posted on 05/29/2007 2:51:06 PM PDT by DieHard the Hunter
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To: DieHard the Hunter
Your North American equivalent word [for whinge] is “whine”.

Still, to my North American ear, whinge has such a delicious Monty Pythonesque ring to it.

478 posted on 05/29/2007 6:25:36 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (Deadcheck the embeds first.)
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