dinge meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

dinge

noun

/dɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymology From dingy.

Dinginess.

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.1988, Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye:

US, Dated, Slang A black person.

‘A dinge,’ he said. ‘I just thrown him out. You seen me throw him out?’1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 3:
‘You made a hit with the dinge,’ Bob was saying.1970, John Glassco, Memoirs of Montparnasse, New York, published 2007, page 46:

Derived terms: dinge queen

dinge

verb

Etymology From Middle English *dengen, from Old English denġan, denċġan, from Proto-West Germanic *dangijan, from Proto-Germanic *dangijaną (“to beat, hit”).

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

to flog, as in penance

Derived terms: dinged-up

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