dinge

American  

[dinj] / dɪndʒ /

noun

1. the condition of being dingy.

2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.

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dinge ¹ British  

/ dɪndʒ /

noun

1. a Black person

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adjective

1. of or relating to Black people

dinge ² British  

/ dɪndʒ /

verb

1. to make a dent in (something)

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noun

1. a dent

dinge ³ British  

/ dɪndʒ /

noun

1. dinginess

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Etymology

Origin of dinge

First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from dingy

Example Sentences

After the Ravens dinged him for his physical, it will be a difficult task for Las Vegas to orchestrate any new deal as favorable as the one it had struck with Baltimore.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chalamet gets dinged for aspiring to greatness, and Penn’s about to win his third Oscar simply for being great — and not talking about it.

From Los Angeles Times

While rising oil prices hurt consumers, they are good news for domestic oil producers who have been dinged by a run of cheap oil.

From The Wall Street Journal

A little bell kept dinging in my head and seemed to be saying, “Something isn’t right. Something isn’t right.”

From Literature

Beatlemania had dinged his appeal so perilously that editor Jonathan Redmond splices its arrival with images of car crashes and missile attacks.

From Los Angeles Times