noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK, US:/ˈmɪ.dʒɪn/
UK, US:/ˈmɪ.dʒən/
1
noun
Meaning 1
The fat surrounding the entrails of an animal; suet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 2
The diaphragm or midriff.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, uncountable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology
From Middle English myggerne, mygerne, from Old English miċġerne (“bellyfat, suet”), from Proto-West Germanic *midigarnī (“intestinal fat, visceral fat”), derived from Proto-Germanic *garnō (“intestines, guts”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵherH- (“intestine, entrails”).