midgie

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

midge +‎ ie

Noun[edit]

midgie (plural midgies)

  1. (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)

  1. (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.
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