dinge

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/dɪnd͡ʒ/

Definition of dinge

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)Dinginess.
    “The bathroom is smeared with fingerprints and painted dingy white, not the most flattering light. Jon wouldn’t feel like an artist without a certain amount of dinge around.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)Dinginess.
    “The bathroom is smeared with fingerprints and painted dingy white, not the most flattering light. Jon wouldn’t feel like an artist without a certain amount of dinge around.”
  2. (US, countable, dated, slang)A black person.
    “‘A dinge,’ he said. ‘I just thrown him out. You seen me throw him out?’”
    “‘You made a hit with the dinge,’ Bob was saying.”

verb

  1. to strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in
  2. to flog, as in penance

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Etymology

From dingy.

Hooks

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