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Definition of Dinge

1. Noun. Discoloration due to dirtiness.

2. Verb. Make a dent or impression in. "Dinge a soft hat"

3. Verb. Make dingy.

Definition of Dinge

1. Noun. Dinginess. ¹

2. Noun. (US slang) A black person. ¹

3. Verb. To strike, scourge, or beat. ¹

4. Verb. To flog, as in penance ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dinge

1. the condition of being dingy [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dinge

ding-dong ditches ding-dong ditching ding-dongs ding dongs ding up dingbat dingbats dingbatter dingbatters dingdong

dingdonged dingdonging dingdongs dinge (current term) dinged dinged-up dingers dinges dingeses dingey

dingeys dinghies dinghy dingier dingies dingiest dingily

Literary usage of Dinge

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by Sir William Wilson Hunter (1885)
"The well-raised quadrangle, known as Wellington Square, was part of a tidal channel; and local names such as Creek Row or dinge- ..."

2. History of Civilization in England by Henry Thomas Buckle (1866)
"Wenn dagegen Erscheinungen für nichts mehr gelten, als sie in der That sind, nämlich nicht für dinge an sich, sondern blose Vorstellungen, ..."

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