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Originally Posted by BetterRed
I'm a Londoner and I'd never heard "whinge' until I came to Australia, where it was/is mainly used to refer to "Whingeing Poms".
I'm not disputing the word's etymology, just commenting on its usage.
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That's interesting. I wonder if the originator of the article is British. Probably not. And he/she's probably generalizing if it's used in a particular region of Britain.