noun General Slang

miskin

· noun · brummie

A rubbish heap or dustbin — old Black Country word for the midden.

0

Definitions

1

A rubbish heap, dung heap, or by extension a dustbin. Old Black Country and Birmingham word from Old English for the household muck-pile out the back. Largely retired since the 1960s but still surfaces in older speech and the phrase 'marry the miskin fer the muck' — marrying for money.

“Chuck them peelings on the miskin, ode duck.”
by community
0

miskin In A Sentence

Chuck them peelings on the miskin, ode duck.

Origin & Usage

Variants mixenmuxen

People Also Ask

What does miskin mean?

Miskin is an old Black Country word for a rubbish heap or dustbin — a midden.

How do you use miskin in a sentence?

"Chuck it on the miskin, it's no use to anyone."

Comments 0