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dinge

[ dinj ]

noun

  1. the condition of being dingy.
  2. Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.


dinge

1

/ dɪndʒ /

verb

  1. to make a dent in (something)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a dent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dinge

2

/ dɪndʒ /

noun

  1. a Black person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of or relating to Black people
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dinge

3

/ dɪndʒ /

noun

  1. dinginess
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dinge1

First recorded in 1840–50; back formation from dingy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dinge1

of unknown origin

Origin of dinge2

C19: back formation from dingy
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Example Sentences

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

Bisher hat man solche Dinge nicht mit rechter Peen gestraft, sondern wissiglich geduldet.

Doch es freut mich, Dinge poetisch durchzusetzen, an deren poetischer Darstellbarkeit wohl die meisten Menschen verzweifeln.

Die Geschichtswissenschaft als solche kennt nur ein zeitliches und mithin auch nur ein relatives Maass der Dinge.

Denn sind Erscheinungen Dinge an sich selbst, so ist Freiheit nicht zu retten.

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