verb. to whine, to winge, to complain
Etymology: Tim Minchin's grandfather created this
word, presumably to describe his grandson's upset attitude as a child upon discovering how the
world is full of stupid
people. Tim Minchin himself now uses this word in his song "Lullaby" to describe his young daughter's midnight whining.
1. "Your blankets hand-knitted with
pure Angora wool,
your
nappy is dry, and your tummy is full
of enough antihistamine to chill out a bull,
yet still all this gringing."
2. *commercial about donating money to feed African children plays on
TV in background*
Sam: Ugh, not again.
Patricia: You should be more sympathetic. You would gringe if you were in their shoes.
Sam: Well how fortunate I am that they
don't have shoes, then!
Patricia: *gringes*