dinge — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Dinginess.

   Usage

   • Uncountable

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   The bathroom is smeared with fingerprints and painted dingy white, not the most flattering light. Jon wouldn’t feel like an artist without a certain amount of dinge around.

2. A black person.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Countable
   • Dated
   • Slang

   Examples

   ‘A dinge,’ he said. ‘I just thrown him out. You seen me throw him out?’

   ‘You made a hit with the dinge,’ Bob was saying.

Verb

1. to strike, scourge, beat; indent, bruise, knock in

2. to flog, as in penance

Noun

1. discoloration due to dirtiness

   Synonyms

   dinginess

   Broader terms

   dirtinessuncleanness

Verb

1. make a dent or impression in

   Synonyms

   batter

   Broader terms

   change shapechange formdeform

   Examples

   dinge a soft hat

2. make dingy

   Broader terms

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