midgie
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
midgie (plural midgies)
- (Northern England, Scotland) A midge, midgeling.
Etymology 2 edit
From a corruption of midden + -y. Perhaps influenced by midge (“a haunt of midges”).
Noun edit
midgie (plural midgies)
- (Scotland, colloquial) A dump, midden; trash bin.
- 2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 32:
- They did not have good clothes and were midgie-rakers. Their das done that, they just raked yer midgie and got yer old rubbish.
- 2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 39:
- Just after dawn. It's the best time. For raking the midgies. When it's light enough to see but there's no one around.