dingo

[ ding-goh ]
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noun,plural din·goes.
  1. a wolflike, wild dog, Canis familiaris dingo, of Australia, having a reddish- or yellowish-brown coat.

  2. Australian. a cowardly or treacherous person.

Origin of dingo

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First recorded in 1789, dingo is from the Dharuk word din-gu tame dingo

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British Dictionary definitions for dingo

dingo

/ (ˈdɪŋɡəʊ) /


nounplural -goes
  1. a wild dog, Canis dingo, of Australia, having a yellowish-brown coat and resembling a wolf

  2. Australian slang a cheat or coward

verb-goes, -going or -goed (intr) Australian slang
    • to act in a cowardly manner

    • to drop out of something

  1. (foll by on) to let (someone) down

Origin of dingo

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C18: native Australian name

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