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   dingy

   /ˈdɪn(d)ʒi/

   adjective

   • 1. gloomy and drab: "a dingy room"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: perhaps based on Old Englishdynge ‘dung’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. dingily adverb
   • 2. dinginess noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   What is dingie slang?

   • The first written example of the modern ‘dingie’ comes from The Dictionary of Playground Slang by Chris Lewis (2003) and he defines it as follows: “to stand some up or ignore them….Used as ‘He pure dingied me, by the way…’ Circa 1980s-current (Scot)”.

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   What does dingy mean?

   • sombrio, surrado, sombrio/-ia [masculine-feminine]… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DINGY definition: 1. dark and often also dirty: 2. dark and often also dirty: 3. (of a place or material) dark and….

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   How do you say dingie in English?

   • Dingie (pronounced with the ‘ing’ as in sing) is a recently recorded addition to Scottish Language Dictionaries’ Word Collection and will be added to the revised editions of our dictionaries. I think the best informal translation would be the colloquial English phrase ‘to knock back’.

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   What does Ding mean?

   • 1. Darkened with smoke or grime. 2. Shabby, drab, or squalid. [Possibly from Middle English dinge, dung, variant of dung; see dung .] din′gi·ness n. Mentally deranged; crazy. [ ding + -y .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDINGY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Dingy means dark and often also dirty, especially in a place or material. Learn how to use this adjective with examples, synonyms and related words from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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     (of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because...

   • Dingy: Indonesian Translation

     dingy translate: suram. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dingy: Polish Translation

     dingy translate: obskurny, obskurny. Learn more in the...

   • Dingy: Malay Translation

     DINGY translate: comot. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dingy: German Translation

     dingy translate: schäbig. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Dingy: Russian Translation

     DINGY translate: грязный, тусклый. Learn more in the...

   • Dingy Spanish Translation

     DINGY translate: lúgubre, sombrío, sucio/ia...

   • Dingy: French Translation

     dingy translate: miteux/-euse, miteux. Learn more in the...

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   Dingy is an adjective that describes something dark, dull, or dirty. It can also be a verb that means to ignore or avoid something. See examples, synonyms, and word origin of dingy.

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   Dingy definition: of a dark, dull, or dirty color or aspect; lacking brightness or freshness.. See examples of DINGY used in a sentence.

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   (of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for: The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low. (Definition of dingy from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of dingy. dingy.

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   Dingy is an adjective that means dirty, unclean, or shabby. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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   1. lacking light or brightness; drab. 2. dirty; discoloured. [C18: perhaps from an earlier dialect word related to Old English dynge dung] ˈdingily adv. ˈdinginess n. dingy. (ˈdɪŋɪ) vb, pl -gies, -gying or -gied. (tr) slang Brit to ignore (a person) or avoid (an event)

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   If something is dingy, it's dirty. If you spend your days as a chimney sweeper, you probably look pretty dingy. The adjective dingy is often, but not always, used to describe one's clothing or living space.