dinges

1. third-personsingularsimplepresentindicative ofdinge

Borrowed fromDutchdinges,ding(“thing”).

dinges (pluraldinges)

1. Alternative spelling ofdingus(“thingamajig; fool”).
   • 1922,Sinclair Lewis, “10”, inBabbitt:

     The old-fashioned coon was a fine old cuss--he knew his place--but these youngdinges don't want to be porters or cotton-pickers.

• Edgins,deigns,design,gnides,nidges,sdeign,signed,singed

• dings(archaic)

From olderdings, fromding(“thing”). CompareGermanDings andDingens in the same sense.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɪ.ŋəs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:din‧ges

dinges m orn (pluraldingesen,diminutivedingesje n)

1. (object)thingamajig,whatchamacallit
2. (person)whatshisname,whatshername

• huppeldepup

• → English:dingus

dinges

1. said when one can't or is too busy or distracted to think of the proper thing to say

   Wat ben je daar aan het doen? — Ja, eh...dinges!

   What are you doing there? — Yeah, uh...something or other!

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