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

Coming breathless to the surface, he saw the buoy revolving slowly, and a deep dinge in its side seemed to slide over its top and disappear into the water, showing where the shot had struck.

From The Face and the Mask by Barr, Robert

Why, the houses are twice as tall as Lamb Court itself; and over them hangs a noble dinge, a venerable mouldy splendour.

From The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family by Thackeray, William Makepeace

All the dinge possible to remove scoured away, inside!

From A Daughter of the Land by Stratton-Porter, Gene