dinge
the condition of being dingy.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.
Origin of dinge
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How to use dinge in a sentence
John Henry Menton took off his hat, bulged out the dinge and smoothed the nap with care on his coatsleeve.
Ulysses | James JoyceBisher hat man solche dinge nicht mit rechter Peen gestraft, sondern wissiglich geduldet.
German Society at the Close of the Middle Ages | Ernest Belfort BaxDoch es freut mich, dinge poetisch durchzusetzen, an deren poetischer Darstellbarkeit wohl die meisten Menschen verzweifeln.
Types of Weltschmerz in German Poetry | Wilhelm Alfred BraunDie Geschichtswissenschaft als solche kennt nur ein zeitliches und mithin auch nur ein relatives Maass der dinge.
A Lecture on the Study of History | Lord ActonDenn sind Erscheinungen dinge an sich selbst, so ist Freiheit nicht zu retten.
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 1 of 3 | Henry Thomas Buckle
British Dictionary definitions for dinge (1 of 3)
/ (dɪndʒ) /
dinginess
Origin of dinge
1British Dictionary definitions for dinge (2 of 3)
/ (dɪndʒ) US derogatory, slang /
a Black person
of or relating to Black people
British Dictionary definitions for dinge (3 of 3)
/ (dɪndʒ) dialect /
to make a dent in (something)
a dent
Origin of dinge
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