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

He is not a winter man; as a depressive, its dinge makes him torpid and morose.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2013

Jon wouldn’t feel like an artist without a certain amount of dinge around.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

‘Four and twenty knights,’ she sayes, ‘That dwells about this towne, Eene four and twenty of my next cozens, Will helpe to dinge him downe.’

From Ballads of Romance and Chivalry Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - First Series by Sidgwick, Frank

John Henry Menton took off his hat, bulged out the dinge and smoothed the nap with care on his coatsleeve.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

The rosiness of freedom then wrapped around the dinge with wreaths of fancy, wreaths that curled incessantly into harmonious shapes.

From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel