Why...

[iankeith]

are people using the word "whinge"? Seriously...the word is just "whine" with a g added. Hell, my spellchecker doesn't even think it's real, for crying out loud! I honestly thought the word was just a misspelling until I noticed everybody and their goddamn gramma using it

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[bakaknight]

(I have snuck onto your journal from c_s, and I have the answer to this question! And no, it's not the same as 'whine'...)

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whinge
whinge (hwnj, wnj)
intr.v. whinged, whing·ing, whing·es Chiefly British
To complain or protest, especially in an annoying or persistent manner.
[Dialectal alteration of Middle English whinsen, from Old English hwinsian.]
whinger n.
whinging·ly adv.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/whine
whine (hwn, wn)
v. whined, whin·ing, whines
v.intr.
1. To utter a plaintive, high-pitched, protracted sound, as in pain, fear, supplication, or complaint.
2. To complain or protest in a childish fashion.
3. To produce a sustained noise of relatively high pitch: jet engines whining.
v.tr.
To utter with a whine.
n.
1. The act of whining.
2. A whining sound.
3. A complaint uttered in a plaintive tone.
[Middle English whinen, from Old English hwnan, to make a whizzing sound.]
whiner n.
whining·ly adv.
whiny, whiney adj.

I hope this answers your query.

[iankeith]

Eh, they're very similar. It's a matter of semantics.

I just saw a huge onrush of "whinge" coming from people and figured it was a ton of people either obsessed with misspelling it, or just being dumb.