Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Grime or squalor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To dent, or make a depression or hollow on the surface of, as by a knock or blow; dint; bash: as, a dinged silk hat.
- noun A dent or depression made by a blow; a bruise or bash: as, a dinge on a copper kettle; a hat full of dinges.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
Dinginess . - noun US slang, dated A
black person. - verb To strike, scourge, or beat.
- verb To flog, as in penance
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make a dent or impression in
- verb make dingy
- noun discoloration due to dirtiness
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They would never that they were supposed to type "dinge" before their comment can be posted.
The Dilemma of Word Verification Lauri 2008
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Brussels and Liege wafels at W&D run $5 with one dinge (topping), but if you follow their twitter they generally have a special password for an additional free dinge.
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You can celebrate the victory today with a waffle on 46th btw. 5+6th (and saying “Bobby Flay” gets you a free dinge.)
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Also, I have to agree with Isolation Helmet: those roadies, particularly the woman in white, have no intention of eating a wafel or a dinge.
"I'm Your Mama," Quoth Necessity to Invention BikeSnobNYC 2010
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A couple of good nuggets of info on the Midtown Lunch Twitter Tracker… the La Cense Burger Truck is back in Midtown, Goodburger is having some sort of early bird special, Street Sweets is near the Hearst Building, and get a free dinge from the W&D Truck if you know which animal is on the walloon flag ?
Twitter Tracker | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009
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Nooley, always too thin, always in need of a good scrub¾totally made-over: Flesh-colored, not the usual dinge, clean shirt, no holes.
And We Sell Apples 1977 Ginnah Howard 2009
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Nooley, always too thin, always in need of a good scrub¾totally made-over: Flesh-colored, not the usual dinge, clean shirt, no holes.
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WV: dinge -- Some of these cakes might be okay, if the cherry blossoms weren't such dinge.
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Park+Lex, and as is customary- a password for one free dinge at the W&D Truck.
Twitter Tracker | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan 2009
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Since I was down with dinge for most of the time (what a vacation killer!), I spent a lot time on the balcony watching the beach below.
johnmperry commented on the word dinge
I saw this in Ikea last week - it's a reading lamp!
June 20, 2008
asativum commented on the word dinge
Er. Anyone know the Swedish for politically incorrect? Oh, wait -- Google knows: politiskt inkorrekt
June 20, 2008