dinges
See also: Dinges
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
dinges (plural dinges)
- Alternative spelling of dingus (“thingamajig, fool”)
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1922, Sinclair Lewis, “10”, in Babbitt:
- The old-fashioned coon was a fine old cuss--he knew his place--but these young dinges don't want to be porters or cotton-pickers.
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Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From ding (“thing”). Compare German Dings and Dingens in the same sense.
Pronunciation[edit]
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Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
dinges m, n (plural dingesen, diminutive dingesje n)
- (object) thingamajig, whatchamacallit
- (person) whatshisname, whatshername
Interjection[edit]
dinges
- Said when one can't or is too busy or distracted to think of the proper thing to say.
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Wat ben je daar aan het doen? — Ja, eh... dinges!
- What are you doing there? — Yeah, uh... something or other!
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