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midgie¹

  • /ˈmɪd͡ʒi/

Rhymes with -ɪdʒi

Where it comes from

From midge + -ie (diminutive suffix).

noun midgies · midgy · midgey

  1. Northern England, Scotland Synonym of midge (“small biting fly”).

    Similar: midge

midgie²

  • /ˈmɪd͡ʒi/

Rhymes with -ɪdʒi

Where it comes from

From a corruption of midden + -y. Perhaps influenced by midge (“a haunt of midges”).

noun midgies

  1. Scotland, colloquial A dump, midden; trash bin. They did not have good clothes and were midgie-rakers. Their das done that, they just raked yer midgie and got yer old rubbish.

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midgie. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/midgie

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"midgie." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/midgie.

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@misc{midgie_2026,
  title = {midgie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/midgie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}