midgie
nounEtymology From a corruption of midden + -y. Perhaps influenced by midge (“a haunt of midges”).
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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.2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin, published 2009, page 32:
- 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.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 39: