Definition of dingus in English:

dingus

(South African dinges)

nounPlural dinguses ˈdɪŋəsˈdɪŋɡəs

South African, North American informal

Used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically.
you can hack this dingus into having much better range
Example sentencesExamples
- I never think about the little plastic dinguses at the bottom of the drape-cords in my room, until I pull them and remember that they're original.
- Grilled a marinated pork dingus for supper - it's this boneless flaccid tube of pork in a plastic sleeve, soaked in brine and pepper and various other powders.
- Whenever you feel the urge to know more about a dingus or purchase a doodad that does everything, just visit a kindergarten nearby and ask the little tikes how to have fun.
- ’Would you look at this dingus,’ Bogart says, turning the fruit jar in his hand.
Synonyms
object, article, item, artefact, commodity

Origin

Late 19th century: via Afrikaans from Dutch ding 'thing'.

There are many words for something one cannot name or remember such as thingamabob (mid 18th century) or more simply thingy (late 18th century). Dingus is made on the same pattern, being a South African adoption from Afrikaans ding ‘thing’.

Rhymes

Mingus

Definition of dingus in US English:

dingus

nounˈdiNGɡəsˈdɪŋɡəs

North American, South African informal

Used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically.
you can hack this dingus into having much better range
here's a doohickey—and there's the dingus
这儿有个这玩意儿，那儿有个那玩意儿。
Example sentencesExamples
- Whenever you feel the urge to know more about a dingus or purchase a doodad that does everything, just visit a kindergarten nearby and ask the little tikes how to have fun.
- Grilled a marinated pork dingus for supper - it's this boneless flaccid tube of pork in a plastic sleeve, soaked in brine and pepper and various other powders.
- I never think about the little plastic dinguses at the bottom of the drape-cords in my room, until I pull them and remember that they're original.
- ’Would you look at this dingus,’ Bogart says, turning the fruit jar in his hand.
Synonyms
object, article, item, artefact, commodity

Origin

Late 19th century: via Afrikaans from Dutch ding ‘thing’.

单词	dingus
释义	Definition of dingus in English: dingus (South African dinges) nounPlural dinguses ˈdɪŋəsˈdɪŋɡəs South African, North American informal Used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically. you can hack this dingus into having much better range Example sentencesExamples I never think about the little plastic dinguses at the bottom of the drape-cords in my room, until I pull them and remember that they're original. Grilled a marinated pork dingus for supper - it's this boneless flaccid tube of pork in a plastic sleeve, soaked in brine and pepper and various other powders. Whenever you feel the urge to know more about a dingus or purchase a doodad that does everything, just visit a kindergarten nearby and ask the little tikes how to have fun. ’Would you look at this dingus,’ Bogart says, turning the fruit jar in his hand. Synonyms object, article, item, artefact, commodity Origin Late 19th century: via Afrikaans from Dutch ding 'thing'. There are many words for something one cannot name or remember such as thingamabob (mid 18th century) or more simply thingy (late 18th century). Dingus is made on the same pattern, being a South African adoption from Afrikaans ding ‘thing’. Rhymes Mingus Definition of dingus in US English: dingus nounˈdiNGɡəsˈdɪŋɡəs North American, South African informal Used to refer to something one cannot or does not wish to name specifically. you can hack this dingus into having much better range here's a doohickey—and there's the dingus 这儿有个这玩意儿，那儿有个那玩意儿。 Example sentencesExamples Whenever you feel the urge to know more about a dingus or purchase a doodad that does everything, just visit a kindergarten nearby and ask the little tikes how to have fun. Grilled a marinated pork dingus for supper - it's this boneless flaccid tube of pork in a plastic sleeve, soaked in brine and pepper and various other powders. I never think about the little plastic dinguses at the bottom of the drape-cords in my room, until I pull them and remember that they're original. ’Would you look at this dingus,’ Bogart says, turning the fruit jar in his hand. Synonyms object, article, item, artefact, commodity Origin Late 19th century: via Afrikaans from Dutch ding ‘thing’.
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