dinge
Americannoun
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the condition of being dingy.
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Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.
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verb
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Etymology
Origin of dinge
First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from dingy
Example Sentences
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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
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
He went to dinner glum and silent, and his mood threw a dinge even over the children.
From Five Tales by Galsworthy, John
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
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