• Andy
    link
    fedilink
    184 days ago

    I believe it means “whiner”. As in one who whines and complains.

    I don’t know where @[email protected] hails, but I just know this because I am a dad, which means I watch Bluey, and sometimes the dad on Bluey will tell the kids to “quit whinging”.

    • @[email protected]
      link
      fedilink
      174 days ago

      Huh, it’s common as in Australia.

      Never thought of it as an Australian word. Odds are it has its roots in England though I guess

      • Dragon Rider (drag)
        link
        fedilink
        English
        124 days ago

        In Harry Potter, an English book, the Dursleys are from Little Whinging, because Rowling has no imagination.

          • @[email protected]
            link
            fedilink
            English
            -23 days ago

            Are you one of those people that whinged about Marvel having a character named Wong, when the actor who portrayed Wong, was named Wong?

            • @[email protected]
              link
              fedilink
              English
              53 days ago

              What? No. What does that have to do with anything? I’m talking about names like Draco Malfoy.

        • @[email protected]
          link
          fedilink
          53 days ago

          She didn’t plagiarise all of Harry potter though so she must have some imagination. Creatively bankrupt might be more apt

          • Dragon Rider (drag)
            link
            fedilink
            English
            63 days ago

            Rowling’s goblins? Based on a racist caricature

            The house elves? Wouldn’t you know it, also based on a racist caricature

            Centaurs? You guessed it! Based on a racist caricature!

      • @IMongoose
        link
        33 days ago

        It’s like these people don’t even watch bluey smh my head

        • Andy
          link
          fedilink
          23 days ago

          Yeah, somehow there really do be people who haven’t seen bluey. Crazy. It’s 2025 people.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        4
        edit-2
        3 days ago

        My Geordie friend uses it a lot, I think you’re right on the money.

        (Geordies are from the region around Newcastle upon Tyne from what he told me, so part of northern England)