• Andy@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

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

    I don’t know where @CurlyWurlies4All@slrpnk.net 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”.

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      2 months 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